Schwannomatosis of a single intercostal nerve: a case report.
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.
Lee
Jui-Wen
JW
Department of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. reiwenlee@pchome.com.tw
Hsu
Jane-Yi
JY
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