Open AccessAn uncommon tumor of the diaphragm malignant schwannoma
Author(s) -
Ulaş Kumbasar,
Serkan Enön,
Arif Osman Tokat,
Âdem Güngör
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1016/j.icvts.2004.01.021
Subject(s) - medicine , schwannoma , diaphragm (acoustics) , pathology , radiology , physics , acoustics , loudspeaker
Primary neoplasms of the diaphragm are rare. Neurogenic tumors of the diaphragm, particularly those showing malignant degeneration are quite rare. We report herein a case of a 48-year-old woman, who was found to have a malignant schwannoma of the diaphragm.
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