title: A huge cystic cellular schwannoma of the intercostal nerve presenting with dyspnea.
abstract: We report a 73-year-old man who presented with dyspnea that was caused by a huge and single cystic cellular schwannoma in the left chest. He underwent radical tumor excision by a thoracotomy. The patient is doing well, without evidence of recurrence, 8 months after surgical resection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wei-Chou
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yih-Leong
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Yung-Chie
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lee