[A case of schwannoma of intrathoracic right phrenic nerve].
An abnormal shadow was pointed out on the roentgenogram of a 41-year-old woman. CT scan revealed a tumor, 3 cm in diameter, at the right mediastinum. The tumor originated from a right phrenic nerve was removed surgically on May 20th, 1993. Histopathological examination revealed that the tumor was a schwannoma. Of 138 mediastinum tumors that we vesected in the last 10 years, 24 were neurogenic tumors (17%), and only one of which was originated from a phrenic nerve (4.1%). This rare case is reported with review of the literature.
Tanaka
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Department of Surgery, National Kinki Chuo Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Iuchi
K
K
Mori
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T
Tanaka
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Y
Ikeda
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M
Nanjou
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S
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010791:Phrenic Nerve