title: Thoracoscopic approach to posterior mediastinal neurogenic tumors in the adult.
abstract: Although neurogenic tumors are the most frequent posterior mediastinal tumors, few reports exist on thoracoscopic resection, and methods are not yet standardized. Two cases of thoracoscopic resection of benign posterior mediastinal schwannomas are presented. We believe that in carefully selected patients, thoracoscopic resection can be performed easily and with minimal morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, and The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Reardon
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Conklin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fabre
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Reardon
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Letsou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D013906:Thoracoscopy