Two Cases of Benign Solitary Schwannoma with Pleural Effusion / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 78-82, 2007.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-160642
ABSTRACT
Schwannoma represents approximately 40% of neurogenic tumors arising in the mediastinum, and develops along the sympathetic or parasympathetic chain, intercostals nerve, and spinal ganglia. It is usually asymptomatic, and is confronted accidentally but can produce chest pain, cough and dyspnea. However, dyspnea with pleural effusion is rare in patients with benign schwannoma. We encountered two cases of benign schwannoma with pleural effusion. Both cases had similar initial symptoms and the characteristics of a mass but the characteristics of pleural effusion analysis were different. The benign schwannoma was confirmed in two cases using VATS (video-assisted tharawswpic surgery).
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Main subject:
Pleural Effusion
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Chest Pain
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Cough
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Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
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Dyspnea
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Ganglia, Spinal
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Mediastinum
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Neurilemmoma
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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