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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1881-1882
© 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Successful Resection of a Primary Left Ventricular Schwannoma

Saverio La Francesca, MD, Igor D. Gregoric, MD, William E. Cohn, MD, O.H. Frazier, MD*

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas

Accepted for publication December 11, 2006.

* Address correspondence to Dr Frazier, Texas Heart Institute, PO Box 20345, MC3-147, Houston, TX 77225–0345 (Email: lschwenke{at}heart.thi.tmc.edu).

Nerve sheath neoplasm of the heart is rare. We report the case of a patient with a giant schwannoma of unique ventricular origin. Resection of the schwannoma and subsequent coronary reconstruction were required.






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