Sudden onset of thoracic pain: neurofibroma with intracystic haemorrhage.
Intercostal nerve sheath tumors are normally benign and asymptomatic. Nevertheless surgical resection can eliminate the risk of malignant transformation and also achieve complete remission in case of symptoms.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Siena, Viale Bracci 1, 53100 Siena, Italy. campioneandrea@libero.it
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