Intrathoracic tumors of the vagus nerve.
Two patients had resection of a middle mediastinal neurilemmoma of the vagus nerve. Twenty-seven other neurogenic tumors of the intrathoracic vagus are reviewed. These tumors are generally asymptomatic except for hoarseness in an occasional patient.
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Department of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois.
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D000328:Adult; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*