title: [Superior posterior mediastinal neurinoma with extrathoracic extension].
abstract: We have encountered a case of superior mediastinal neurinoma which grows through the intercostal space and advances into the erector spinal muscles. Neurinoma which shows such a growth pattern is rare. MRI is useful in making preoperative evaluation. For operation, non-open chest extrapleural extirpation was successfully performed by the supraclavicular and posterior approach. This type of operation has the following advantages: surgical stress is less; postsurgical pain is mild, etc.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Yamagata University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oizumi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aoyama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yuki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Washio
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*