title: Primary epithelioid malignant schwannoma of the lung.
abstract: This is the first documented report of a case of primary malignant nerve sheath tumor of the lung showing an epithelioid malignant schwannoma. A 55 year old Japanese female underwent lobectomy of the middle lobe of the right lung because of a large, rounded tumorous shadow found on chest X-ray film. Light microscopic examination of the neoplasm disclosed an epithelioid malignant schwannoma with foci having a spindle-cell sarcomatous pattern. The neoplastic cells were positive for S-100 protein and neuron specific enolase by the immunoperoxidase method. Transmission electron microscopy showed basement membrane-like material surrounding the neoplastic cells and long spacing collagens in the interstitial spaces. The patient died of a recurrent tumor in the right hemithorax 5 months after undergoing lobectomy. An autopsy revealed no primary site of the neoplasm outside the lung. Furthermore, there was no evidence of neurofibromatosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Yokohama City University, School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kitamura
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase / Q000032:analysis; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D009418:S100 Proteins; D014746:Vimentin; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase