[A case of schwannoma arising in the brachial plexus with intrathoracic extension].
A case of benign schwannoma originating from the lowest trunk of the left brachial plexus with intrathoracic extension was reported. Intrathoracic growth of a schwannoma of the brachial plexus has been reported in only 3 cases in the literature. The patient was a 53-year-old man and he was first found to have an abnormal shadow at the left lung apex on the chest roentogenogram. We performed a thoracotomy through the left third intercostal space with an axillary skin incision and removed the tumor completely. There was no neurological problem postoperatively
Tokitsu
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Osaka Medical College, Japan.
Tachibana
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Kawakami
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Orino
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Nakao
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Morita
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Hashimoto
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Sasaki
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D001917:Brachial Plexus; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*