Schwannoma of the Heart.

Author: Su Kyung HWANG ¹ ; Sung Ho JUNG
Author Information

1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea. ctsjungsh@hanmail.net
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Schwannoma; Cardiac tumor; Heart neoplasms
MeSH: Chest Pain; Female; Heart Atria; Heart Neoplasms; Heart*; Humans; Middle Aged; Neurilemmoma*
From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014;47(2):141-144
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: We present a case of a 55-year-old woman who complained of chest pain at rest. A mass was detected adjacent to her left atrium. The mass was completely excised, and a pathologic examination revealed it to be a schwannoma. Schwannomas are tumors that originate in the nerve sheath and are rarely detected in the heart. Here, we describe a rare case of primary schwannoma of the left atrium.