title: Mediastinal Neurofibroma Originating from the Pulmonary Branch of the Right Vagus Nerve in a Patient without von Recklinghausen Disease.
abstract: Intrathoracic neurofibromas originating from the vagus nerve in patients without von Recklinghausen disease is rare and poses a problem in etiological diagnosis. Surgical resection is usually necessary for precise diagnosis of such tumors. We report the first case of a neurofibroma originating from the right pulmonary branch of the vagus nerve in a 34-year-old male without von Recklinghausen disease. The diagnosis was suggested by the radiological features and was confirmed histologically after resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nippon Medical School Musashi-Kosugi Hospital, Kawasaki, Tokyo, Japan ; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nippon Medical School Musashi-Kosugi Hospital, Kawasaki, Tokyo, Japan ; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hirotoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kubokura
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Nippon Medical School Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Jitsuo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Usuda
keywords: VATS; neurofibroma; vagus nerves