title: Schwannoma of the diaphragm--a pediatric case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Diaphragmatic tumors are uncommon and difficult to diagnose in the pediatric population. Schwannoma is a benign, slow-growing peripheral nerve sheath tumor that is most commonly associated with the extremities in childhood. We herein report a schwannoma of the diaphragm in a pediatric patient and review the pediatric literature.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Surgery, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital and Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, USA. hobbsdav@msu.edu
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hobbs
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McLellan
authors.forename: Marc G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Schlatter
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis*