title: Successful resection of a primary left ventricular schwannoma.
abstract: Nerve sheath neoplasm of the heart is rare. We report the case of a patient with a giant schwannoma of unique ventricular origin. Resection of the schwannoma and subsequent coronary reconstruction were required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas 77225-0345, USA.
authors.forename: Saverio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: La Francesca
authors.forename: Igor D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Gregoric
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Cohn
authors.forename: O H
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Frazier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000209:etiology; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery