[Superior posterior mediastinal neurinoma with extrathoracic extension].
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.
Oizumi
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Second Department of Surgery, Yamagata University School of Medicine.
Aoyama
K
K
Yuki
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Saito
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Washio
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D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*