title: Resection of Intrapericardial Schwannoma Co-Existing with Thymic Follicular Hyperplasia through Sternotomy without Cardiopulmonary Bypass.
abstract: A 35-year-old man was admitted to Korea University Anam Hospital for evaluation of intermittent chest pain. Computed tomography of the chest showed enlargement of a previously identified anterior mediastinal mass and also a well-defined, circumscribed mass in the subcarinal area, surrounded by the roof of the left atrium, right pulmonary artery, and the carina. Complete resection of the intrapericardial tumor was performed through median sternotomy without cardiopulmonary bypass. Pathologic examination identified the tumor as schwannoma, of an ancient type, diffusely positive for the S-100 antigen. Unlike other reported cases, grossly, the tumor did not seem to be involved with any nerve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Medical Center, Korea University College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Medical Center, Korea University College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Seung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Medical Center, Korea University College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Medical Center, Korea University College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Kwang Taik
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Medical Center, Korea University College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Kanghoon
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Medical Center, Korea University College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Hun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: 1. Schwannoma; 2. Mediastinal neoplsms; 3. Pericardium; 4. Sternotomy; 5. Benign neoplasm