title: Endobronchial schwannoma treated by rigid bronchoscopy with argon plasma coagulation.
abstract: Primary endobronchial schwannomas are extremely rare tumors that originate from Schwann cells. We report a case of primary endobronchial schwannoma. A 44-year-old woman, without respiratory symptoms, was presented with a nodule in the left main bronchus on her chest computed tomography scan. The nodule was removed by a rigid bronchoscopy with argon plasma coagulation. Biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of schwannoma. There was no recurrence during her 4-month follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Bo Ram
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yoo Duk
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Yu Il
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sung Chul
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Yong Soo
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kwon