Multiple schwannomas in a single costal interval: report of two cases.
Schwannomas of the intercostal nerve, typically, are solitary and rarely originate from the mediastinum. Here, we describe two cases of multiple schwannomas occurring within a single costal interval. Both patients were misdiagnosed prior to surgery, and the correct diagnosis was made by pathological examination following surgery. Upon retrospective review of the preoperative radiographic examination, we found that such misdiagnoses may be avoided by performing 3-dimensional reconstruction.
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Hua
H
Tang
Lihui
L
Wu
Jianqiu
J
Li
Hongchao
H
Liu
Zhifei
Z
Xu
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007367:Intercostal Nerves / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography