title: [A case of thoracic neurilemoma with neurilemomas of the upper limb and sacrum].
abstract: A 64-year-old male was admitted in February 24, 1988 because of an abnormal shadow on chest X-ray. The tumor in the thoracic wall was removed at the thoracotomy and histology showed neurilemoma. Aspiration biopsy of tumors on the left upper limb and sacrum revealed the typical histopathologic appearance of neurilemomas. The possibility of malignant transformation and sequential appearance of tumors in patients with a neurilemoma indicates that complete resection and thorough follow-up examination are important.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujimura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inaba
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakada
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013848:Thigh; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*