A Case of Benign Solitary Endobronchial Neurilemmoma.
- Author:
Jong Cheul BAEK
;
Jae Il MEONG
;
Heon Suk KANG
;
Yong Rok KIM
;
Soong LEE
;
Wan KIM
;
Yun Mee KIM
;
Bong Suk OH
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Neurilemmoma;
Endobronchial;
Benign;
Solitary
- MeSH:
Bronchi;
Bronchoscopy;
Female;
Humans;
Incidence;
Korea;
Lung;
Neurilemmoma*;
Neurofibromatoses;
Neurofibromatosis 1;
Rare Diseases;
Thorax;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
1997;53(2):244-249
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Intrabronchial nerilemmoma is very rare disease. Neurilemmoma has been thought to arise from schwann cell, has been reported to occur in almost any anatomic location. The incidence of primary neurogenic tumors of the lung has been estimated to be 0 to 2 percent of all lung tumors. These tumors are predominantly(75%) associated with neurofibromatosis of von Recklinghausen's disease. To our knowledge, no case of benign solitary endobronchial neurilemmoma has been reported in Korea. This paper presents a case of benign solitary endobronchial neurilemmoma with a brief review of the pertinent literature. A 19 year old female visited our medical hospital with the symptoms of chest discomfort and pain. Bronchoscopy and chest CT scan revealed a mass on the left upper 1obar bronchus. Left upper lobectomy was performed successfully and histological section revealed a neurilemmoma.
