Ancient schwannoma presenting as a thoracic mass

Muhammad Zubair Tahir; Saulat H. Fatimi; S. Ather Enam

doi:10.1016/j.surneu.2006.12.058

Ancient schwannoma presenting as a thoracic mass

Muhammad Zubair Tahir, Saulat H. Fatimi, S. Ather Enam

Department of Surgery, Medical College, Pakistan

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Abstract

Background: Ancient schwannoma is a rare variant of schwannoma, histologically showing atypical features that may result in erroneous diagnosis of a malignant tumor. There are only few reported cases in literature. Case Description: We report a case of a 34-year-old man who was found to have giant mediastinal tumor. He underwent thoracotomy to remove the mass, which was proven to be ancient schwannoma on histopathology. Conclusions: Clinical and radiological findings are important aids for further consideration of surgical removal of these potentially respectable tumors with good outcome.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	534-536
Number of pages	3
Journal	Surgical Neurology
Volume	68
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surneu.2006.12.058
Publication status	Published - Nov 2007

Keywords

Mediastinum
Schwannoma
Thoracotomy

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