A Case Report of Neurilemmoma of the Chest Wall / 결핵
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
; : 649-654, 1997.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Benign solitary schwannoma of the chest wall is a rare disease of nerve sheath origin A 43-year-old female patient was admitted to our hospital for right upper quandrant pain Chest X-ray shows nonspecific finding, ultrasonography & CT scan revealed a solid tumor on the right lateral chest wall. On aspiration needle biopsy, this mass was turned out to be a schwannoma of the right lateral chest wall. This mass was excised surgically in an encapsulated state by right lateral thoracotomy. Histological section revealed a typical schwannoma, which is characterized by Antoni A and Antoni B tissues of high & low cellularity.
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Main subject:
Thorax
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Biopsy, Needle
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Thoracotomy
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Ultrasonography
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Thoracic Wall
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Rare Diseases
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Neurilemmoma
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
1997
Document type:
Article