Long-term survival in a rare case of malignant esophageal schwannoma cured by surgical excision.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.01.045.
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Abstract
A full account is presented of a 44-year-old woman with an extremely rare case of a malignant esophageal schwannoma that had been misdiagnosed as a leiomyoma 3 years earlier. After surgical enucleation, the patient has survived for 6 years without any adjunctive treatment.
Medical subject headings
- Esophageal Neoplasms
- Esophagus
- Neurilemmoma