Giant asymptomatic primary esophageal schwannoma.

Kassis, Edmund S; Bansal, Shelly; Perrino, Carmen; Walker, Jon P; Hitchcock, Charles; Ross, Patrick; Daniel, Vincent C · Ann Thorac Surg · 2012

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Primary esophageal schwannomas are uncommon. We describe a case of a large asymptomatic primary esophageal schwannoma in a 65-year-old patient. Computed tomography and positron emission tomography revealed an (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose-avid 11-cm mass arising from the esophagus. A preoperative diagnosis was made via endoscopic ultrasound. The patient underwent a three-field esophagogastrectomy with cervical esophagogastric anastomosis. He remains well and free of recurrence 10 months after treatment.

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