Posterior mediastinal schwannoma.
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.
Fierro
Nicola
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Department of Surgical Sciences and Applied Medical Technologies, University of Rome, La Sapienza, Rome, Italy. n.fierro@tiscali.it
D'ermo
Guiseppe
G
Di Cola
Giuseppe
G
Gallinaro
Luca Salvatore
LS
Galassi
Giorgio
G
Galassi
Giovanni
G
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