title: Long-term survival in a rare case of malignant esophageal schwannoma cured by surgical excision.
abstract: A full account is presented of a 44-year-old woman with an extremely rare case of a malignant esophageal schwannoma that had been misdiagnosed as a leiomyoma 3 years earlier. After surgical enucleation, the patient has survived for 6 years without any adjunctive treatment.
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. iloveuwang@hotmail.com
authors: Shaohua
authors: S
authors: Wang
authors: Jian
authors: J
authors: Zheng
authors: Zheng
authors: Z
authors: Ruan
authors: Hailong
authors: H
authors: Huang
authors: Zhaorui
authors: Z
authors: Yang
authors: Jin
authors: J
authors: Zheng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome