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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:e26
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Images in cardiothoracic surgery

Asymptomatic Giant Thoracic Schwannoma

Sanjay Kumar, MCh, FRCS, Muhammad U. Rafiq, MBBS, Imthiaz Ahamed, MBBS, Junaid Ansari, FRCS, CTh, Michael E. Cowen, FRCS*

East Yorkshire Heart Centre, Castle Hill Hospital, Hull, United Kingdom

* Address correspondence to Mr Cowen, East Yorkshire Heart Centre, Castle Hill Hospital, Hull HU16 5JQ, United Kingdom (Email: sanjaykr33@hotmail.com).

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Schwannoma is the most common nerve sheath tumor in the posterior mediastinum. The majority of patients with this type of tumor are asymptomatic. Up to 11.7% of patients have been reported to be symptomatic based on the size and location of the tumor [1]. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) accurately describes the extension and any intraspinal component of the tumor and assists in choosing the appropriate surgical approach [2]. We illustrate a case of the largest . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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