title: [A case of schwannoma arising in the brachial plexus with intrathoracic extension].
abstract: 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
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Osaka Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tokitsu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tachibana
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Orino
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakao
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sasaki
mesh_terms: D001917:Brachial Plexus; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*