TY - JOUR
T1 - Malignant schwannoma of the upper mediastinum originating from the vagus nerve
AU - Shoji, Fumihiro
AU - Maruyama, Riichiroh
AU - Okamoto, Tatsuro
AU - Wataya, Hiroshi
AU - Nishiyama, Kenichi
AU - Ichinose, Yukito
PY - 2005/10/6
Y1 - 2005/10/6
N2 - Background: Malignant schwannoma of the upper mediastinum originating from the vagus nerve is extremely rare. Case presentation: A 46-year-old female was admitted for a left cervical mass which was associated with both hoarseness and Horner's syndrome. Chest computed tomography showed a mass extending from the left upper mediastinum to the left supraclavicular area. A fine needle aspiration cytological examination suggested primary lung cancer stage IIIB large cell carcinoma. After administering induction chemo-radiotherapy, a complete surgical resection was performed. The tumor was found to involve both the left vagus nerve and the left sympathetic nerve. Histological examination of the resected specimen revealed the tumor to be malignant schwannoma. Conclusion: Despite incorrect preoperative diagnosis, the multimodality treatment administered in this case, including induction chemo-radiotherapy and surgery, proved to be effective.
AB - Background: Malignant schwannoma of the upper mediastinum originating from the vagus nerve is extremely rare. Case presentation: A 46-year-old female was admitted for a left cervical mass which was associated with both hoarseness and Horner's syndrome. Chest computed tomography showed a mass extending from the left upper mediastinum to the left supraclavicular area. A fine needle aspiration cytological examination suggested primary lung cancer stage IIIB large cell carcinoma. After administering induction chemo-radiotherapy, a complete surgical resection was performed. The tumor was found to involve both the left vagus nerve and the left sympathetic nerve. Histological examination of the resected specimen revealed the tumor to be malignant schwannoma. Conclusion: Despite incorrect preoperative diagnosis, the multimodality treatment administered in this case, including induction chemo-radiotherapy and surgery, proved to be effective.
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U2 - 10.1186/1477-7819-3-65
DO - 10.1186/1477-7819-3-65
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:27644558242
SN - 1477-7819
VL - 3
JO - World Journal of Surgical Oncology
JF - World Journal of Surgical Oncology
M1 - 65
ER -
