title: [Schwannoma occurred in the right upper bronchial inlet; report of a case].
abstract: A 47-year-old woman was treated at a local hospital for obstructive pneumonia in February 2011. A computed tomography(CT)scan revealed a nodule obstructing the right upper bronchus. Histological diagnosis could not be established by biopsy under the bronchoscopic examination. She was referred to our hospital for further treatment. Since accumulation of fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose(FDG)was noted by positron emission tomography(PET)[standardized uptake value(SUV)max 5.67/7.52], primary lung cancer was suspected and right upper sleeve lobectomy was performed. Pathology during surgery suggested the tumor to be schwannoma. Postoperative course was uneventful.
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tohoku Kosei Nenkin Hospital, Sendai, Japan.
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Yabuki
authors: Toshiharu
authors: T
authors: Tabata
authors: Takafumi
authors: T
authors: Sugawara
authors: Akira
authors: A
authors: Miyamoto
authors: Hideki
authors: H
authors: Mitomo
authors: Shigehumi
authors: S
authors: Fujimura
mesh_terms: D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000601:surgery*