Asymptomatic neurofibroma of the brachial plexus: unusual intrathoracic presentation.
An asymptomatic right apical mass was identified on routine chest roentgenogram in a patient admitted for elective surgery. Computerized tomography suggested an intrapulmonary location of the mass with extension to the apical pleura. Thoracotomy showed a brachial plexus neurofibroma.
D001917:Brachial Plexus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic