title: Posterior mediastinal schwannoma.
abstract: An exceptional case of neurilemmoma in a 33-year-old asymptomatic man is described. Complete excision of an encapsulated 7.2-cm mass was achieved successfully. Pathological findings were consistent with a diagnosis of schwannoma with areas of sclerosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Sciences and Applied Medical Technologies, University of Rome, La Sapienza, Rome, Italy. n.fierro@tiscali.it
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fierro
authors.forename: Guiseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'ermo
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Cola
authors.forename: Luca Salvatore
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Gallinaro
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Galassi
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Galassi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome