A Case Report of Neurilemmoma of the Chest Wall.
10.4046/trd.1997.44.3.649
- Author:
Tae Yeong LEE
;
Jae Suk PARK
;
Young Ran SUNG
;
Wan Su KIM
;
Jae Kyung LEE
;
Mi Kyung PARK
;
Do Sub KIM
;
Kab Do HUR
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Chest wall;
Neurilemmoma
- MeSH:
Adult;
Biopsy, Needle;
Female;
Humans;
Neurilemmoma*;
Rare Diseases;
Thoracic Wall*;
Thoracotomy;
Thorax*;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Ultrasonography
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
1997;44(3):649-654
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Benign solitary schwannoma of the chest wall is a rare disease of nerve sheath origin A 43-year-old female patient was admitted to our hospital for right upper quandrant pain Chest X-ray shows nonspecific finding, ultrasonography & CT scan revealed a solid tumor on the right lateral chest wall. On aspiration needle biopsy, this mass was turned out to be a schwannoma of the right lateral chest wall. This mass was excised surgically in an encapsulated state by right lateral thoracotomy. Histological section revealed a typical schwannoma, which is characterized by Antoni A and Antoni B tissues of high & low cellularity.
