A Case of Primary Tracheal Schwannoma.
10.7180/kmj.2017.32.2.258
- Author:
Sung Min CHOI
1
;
Ji Hong YOU
;
Sang Bae LEE
;
Seong Han KIM
;
Yon Soo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea. gomdanism@yuhs.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Neurilemmoma;
Schwannoma;
Trachea
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Cough;
Dyspnea;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Nerve Sheath Neoplasms;
Neurilemmoma*;
Sputum;
Thorax;
Trachea
- From:Kosin Medical Journal
2017;32(2):258-262
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Although benign nerve sheath tumors have been described, primary tracheal schwannomas are extremely rare. We report a case of primary tracheal schwannoma, a rare benign nerve sheath tumor in a 58-year-old man with atypical symptoms of chronic cough, sputum and dyspnea for 2 months. Chest computerized tomography showed a 1.7 cm polypoid lesion in posterior wall of mid trachea. The results of bronchoscopic biopsy and immuno-histo-chemical studies were consistent with schwannoma. A surgical treatment of tumor resection and tracheal reconstruction by end-to-end anastomosis was performed.
