Peripheral tumors of the intercostal nerves.
Fewer than 10% of primary neural tumors of the chest originate peripherally from intercostal nerves; most neural tumors of the chest arise in the mediastinum. Most patients with primary tumors of the intercostal nerve are asymptomatic. We report a case of neurilemmoma arising from an intercostal nerve in a woman seen for severe pain in the chest wall. Resecting the tumor relieved the pain. Recent medical literature describing peripheral tumors of thoracic nerves is reviewed.
Department of Surgery, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, 900 Kiely Boulevard, Santa Clara, CA 95051-5386, USA. james.mcclenathan@kp.org
James H
JH
McClenathan
Richard J
RJ
Bloom
D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007367:Intercostal Nerves / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000601:surgery*; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted