Psammomatous melanotic schwannoma: presentation of a rare primary lung tumor.
A 30-year-old nonsmoking man underwent a left lower lobectomy with bronchoplasty for an obstructing lesion of the left lower lobe. Pathology results demonstrated a psammomatous melanotic schwannoma, a rare pigmented neural tumor of which only 25 cases have been reported as originating in the respiratory tract.
Simansky
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Aviel-Ronen
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Reder
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Paley
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Refaely
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Yellin
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D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery