title: Vagus nerve schwannoma in the middle mediastinum.
abstract: Intrathoracic neurogenic tumors are generally located in the posterior mediastinum. They usually arise from an intercostal nerve or a sympathetic chain. Tumors originating from the vagus nerve in the middle mediastinum are extremely rare. This report describes a patient with a huge intrathoracic schwannoma of the vagus nerve in the middle mediastinum and reviews the literature.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: T-W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: M-H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Y-L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: W-C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: S-C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D020421:Vagus Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery