A Case of Giant, Benign Schwannoma Associated with Total Lung Collapse by Bloody Effusion.
- Author:
Ju Young JANG
1
;
Jin Se KIM
;
Ju Won CHOE
;
Mi Kyung KIM
;
Jae Woo JUNG
;
Jae Chol CHOI
;
Jong Wook SHIN
;
In Won PARK
;
Byoung Whui CHOI
;
Jae Yeol KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Neurilemmoma; Pleural Effusion
- MeSH: Humans; Lung; Mediastinum; Neurilemmoma; Pleural Effusion; Pulmonary Atelectasis
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2013;75(2):71-74
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Benign schwannoma is the most common neurogenic tumor in the mediastinum. Mediastinal benign schwannomas are most often asymptomatic and rarely accompanied by bloody pleural effusion. In the clinical analysis of 7 cases of pulmonary schwannomas, pleural effusion, and blood invasion were evident in 3 patients with malignant schwannoma. Herein, we report a rare case of giant, benign schwannoma presented with total collapse of right lung by massive, bloody pleural effusion.
