title: Giant asymptomatic primary esophageal schwannoma.
abstract: Primary esophageal schwannomas are uncommon. We describe a case of a large asymptomatic primary esophageal schwannoma in a 65-year-old patient. Computed tomography and positron emission tomography revealed an (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose-avid 11-cm mass arising from the esophagus. A preoperative diagnosis was made via endoscopic ultrasound. The patient underwent a three-field esophagogastrectomy with cervical esophagogastric anastomosis. He remains well and free of recurrence 10 months after treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA. edmund.kassis@osumc.edu
authors.forename: Edmund S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Kassis
authors.forename: Shelly
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perrino
authors.forename: Jon P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hitchcock
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Vincent C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Daniel
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016629:Esophagectomy; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18