title: Primary tracheal schwannoma (neurilemoma) in a 9-year-old girl.
abstract: The authors report a case of primary tracheal schwannoma (neurilemoma) causing symptoms of airway obstruction in a 9-year-old girl. Computerized tomography scan showed a polypoid intratracheal mass obstructing 73% of the lumen. Partial tracheal resection with primary anastomosis was performed. Histologic analysis showed a benign neurogenic tumor of Schwann cell origin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Miyagi Children's Hospital, Sendai 989-3126, Japan. mnio@miyagi-children.or.jp <mnio@miyagi-children.or.jp>
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nio
authors.forename: Nobuyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kotera
authors.forename: Yoshihisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimanuki
authors.forename: Junji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Takeyama
authors.forename: Ryoji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ohi
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*