title: Schwannomatosis of a single intercostal nerve: a case report.
abstract: Schwannomatosis is a rare form of neurofibromatosis and is characterized by more than one schwannoma without any sign of neurofibromatosis. We report a case of a 60-year-old male patient admitted with progressive chest discomfort who was found to have six encapsulated tumors along the seventh intercostal space with a maximum tumor size of 3x2x1 cm.
authors: Department of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. reiwenlee@pchome.com.tw
authors: Jui-Wen
authors: JW
authors: Lee
authors: Jane-Yi
authors: JY
authors: Hsu
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007367:Intercostal Nerves / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed