title: Intrabronchial neurilemmoma--review of cases in Japan.
abstract: We recently encountered a case of intrabronchial neurilemmoma. The patient was a 15-year-old boy who had a wheeze. After observation with a bronchofiberscope, a wedge resection of the left main bronchus was performed. No postoperative complications nor recurrence was seen. To date, five cases of intrabronchial neurilemmoma have been reported in the Japanese Journals. Surgical removal was performed in 4 of 5 and bronchofiberscopic excision in 1. This paper summarizes the clinical features of these cases as well as our own case.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shirakusa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kusano
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eimoto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery