title: [Schwannoma in the Middle Mediastinum Originating from the Vagal Nerve；Report of a Case].
abstract: A 44-year-old woman was referred to our department with a mediastinal tumor detected by computed tomography performed as a preoperative examination for cervical cancer. There was a 32 mm solid mass in the area surrounded by the descending thoracic aorta, esophagus, left atrium, left lower lobe, and mediastinal pleura. The tumor was removed thoracoscopically. The mass was regarded as a neurogenic tumor arisen from the branch of the vagus nerve. Neither symptoms of postoperative neurological disorders nor signs of recurrence have been noted to date. The histopathological diagnosis was schwannoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Higashiosaka Municipal Hospital, Higashiosaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Masanobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hayakawa
authors.forename: Kazuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oda
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D020421:Vagus Nerve Diseases / Q000473:pathology*