title: Cystic schwannoma presenting as massive hemoptysis in an adult.
abstract: A 62-year-old man who presented with the chief complaint of hemoptysis is reported. A chest radiograph obtained on admission showed a huge cystic mass located at the posterior mediastinum. Prior to surgery, transarterial embolization was done because of continuous massive hemoptysis. An uneventful removal of the tumor was performed, and the pathological diagnosis was schwannoma. The hemoptysis was thought to have been caused by changes in the cystic formation in combination with inflammation which extended to the lung.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery II, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. ondo@surg2.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ondo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugio
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kase
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimachi
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome