[Bronchial schwannoma diagnosis by surgical treatment; report of a case].
18-year-old male was referred to our hospital due to persistent cough. The patient was admitted for the investigation of the abnormal shadow on a chest X-ray and chest computed tomography (CT). Chest CT showed a 2.5 cm nodular shadow in the right lower lobe. Bronchofiberscopy revealed the polypoid lesion at the right lower lobe bronchus obstructing the entire lumen of B8-10. The tumor surface was smooth and rich in small vessels. Right lower lobectomy was peformed. The diagnosis of schwannoma was confirmd with the S-100 positive immunohistochemical stain. Bronchial schwannoma is relatively rare disease; less than 90 cases have been reported with respect to schwannoma of case report in Japan.
Minematsu
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Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan.
Tsuji
H
H
Nakata
T
T
Taura
Y
Y
Hisatomi
K
K
Kinoshita
A
A
Sasaki
E
E
Doi
S
S
Ikeda
T
T
Ito
M
M
Niino
D
D
D000328:Adult; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome