Spontaneous Massive Hemothorax Associated with Solitary Posterior Mediastinal Neurilemmoma.
10.4046/trd.2008.65.5.426
- Author:
In Seon KIM
1
;
Jin Hwa LEE
;
Kwan Chang KIM
;
Yoo Ri KIM
;
Jin Kyeong PARK
;
So Yeon LIM
;
Yon Ju RYU
;
Eun Mi CHUN
;
Jung Hyun CHANG
;
Yoo Kyung KIM
;
Sung Shin SHIM
;
Sun Hee SUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jinhwalee@ewha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hemothorax;
Neurilemmoma;
Mediastinum;
Neurogenic tumor
- MeSH:
Hemothorax;
Mediastinum;
Neurilemmoma;
Neurofibromatosis 1
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2008;65(5):426-429
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Neurogenic tumors are common in posterior mediastinal tumors and neurilemmoma represents approximately 40% of neurogenic tumors arising in the mediastinum. It is usually asymptomatic, and is generally diagnosed incidentally. In some cases, they presented with symptoms of nerve or airway compression. However, a solitary neurilemmoma, particularly not associated with von Recklinghausen disease, with spontaneous hemothorax is quite rare. We report a case of spontaneous massive hemothorax associated with a solitary neurilemmoma.
