title: Intrathoracic vagus nerve tumor: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We present the case of a 23-year-old female with benign intrathoracic vagal neurofibroma associated with von Recklinghausen's disease. We reviewed 87 other neurogenic tumors of the intrathoracic vagus nerve and discuss the incidence rate of complications, especially the relationship between tumor location, tumor size, and preservation of the nerve in this case report.
authors: Department of Surgery, Fukui Prefectural Hospital, Fukui, Japan.
authors: Masaya
authors: M
authors: Tamura
authors: Department of Surgery, Fukui Prefectural Hospital, Fukui, Japan.
authors: Yosuke
authors: Y
authors: Shimizu
authors: Department of Surgery, Fukui Prefectural Hospital, Fukui, Japan.
authors: Yasuo
authors: Y
authors: Hashizume
authors: Department of Pathology, Fukui Prefectural Hospital, Fukui, Japan.
authors: Yasuharu
authors: Y
authors: Kaizaki
authors: Department of General and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors: Isao
authors: I
authors: Matsumoto
authors: Department of General and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors: Makoto
authors: M
authors: Oda
authors: Department of General and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Kanazawa University School of Medicine, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors: Go
authors: G
authors: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014630:Vagus Nerve; D055815:Young Adult