Primary Schwannoma of Bronchus: 2 case report.
- Author:
Soon Chang HONG
1
;
In Kyu PARK
;
Dae Joon KIM
;
Kyung Young CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea. kychu@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Schwannoma;
Bronchial neoplasms
- MeSH:
Bronchi*;
Bronchial Neoplasms;
Incidence;
Lung;
Lung Neoplasms;
Neurilemmoma*;
Schwann Cells
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2004;37(12):1036-1039
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Most tumors of the tracheobronchial tree are malignant, and benign tumors are less than 10%. Especially, the incidence of primary neurogenic tumors of the lung has been estimated to be less than 2 percent of primary lung cancer, and majority of these tumors are originated from Schwann cells. These tumors can be presented either as a solitary benign neoplasm or as a malignant form, which is rare. We present two cases of bronchial Schwannoma managed by means of lobectomy.
