[A case of giant dumbbell shaped schwannoma with massive pleural effusion].
A 58-year-old female was admitted to the hospital complaining of dyspnea. The chest roentgenogram and CT scan revealed a large mediastinum tumor and massive pleural effusion in the right hemithorax. The diagnosis of lung cancer with carcinomatous pleulitis was performed through thoracocentesis an treatment of chemotherapy was chosen. After 6 years, she was admitted again to the hospital complaining of dull pain in the right leg. Chest CT scan and MRI showed a giant dumbbell shaped mass connected to the spinal canal. The tumor was larger than that of six years ago and diagnosed as schwannoma by CT-guided pericutaneous needle biopsy. At operation, hemilaminectomy of Th 1-3 was done first, and total tumor resection was performed through posterolateral thoracotomy. Intrathoracic adhesion was severe and it was difficult to control air leakage from the lung, thoracoplasty was performed.
Ishibashi
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
Akamatsu
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Sunamori
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Komori
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Shirasawa
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Nomoto
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000209:etiology*