Schwannoma of the trachea.
We recently encountered a tracheal schwannoma presenting as a polypoid mass. Computed tomography (CT) was very effective in evaluation of the size, shape and site of this rare tumour. Furthermore, CT images in the prone position made it easy to exclude tumour extension into the mediastinum.
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Ikezoe
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Sone
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Higashihara
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Morimoto
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Arisawa
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Kuriyama
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Monden
K
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Nakahara
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T
Azuma
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Machi
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*