title: Symptomatic pericardial schwannoma treated with video-assisted thoracic surgery: a case report.
abstract: Intrathoracic schwannomas are neurogenic tumors derived from the Schwann cells of the nerve sheath, most often seen in the posterior mediastinum with anatomical correlations to nerves. Although they are typically benign, a malignant transformation can occur, and thoracotomy instead of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is required to achieve a complete resection. Only a few cases of pericardial schwannoma have been reported so far. We present a rare case of pericardial schwannoma confirmed by video-assisted thoracoscopic resection.
authors.affiliation: 1 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, 2 Department of Pathology, 3 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Po-Jen
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.affiliation: 1 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, 2 Department of Pathology, 3 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Tsai-Wang
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: 1 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, 2 Department of Pathology, 3 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yao-Feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: 1 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, 2 Department of Pathology, 3 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hung
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: 1 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, 2 Department of Pathology, 3 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shih-Chun
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: 1 Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, 2 Department of Pathology, 3 Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yen-Liang
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Kuo
keywords: Benign schwannoma; pericardial tumor; video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)