Open AccessBenign posterior mediastinal schwannoma—Multiple diagnostic imaging modalities
Author(s) -
Song YeoJeong,
Seol SangHoon,
Kim Seunghwan,
Kim DongKie,
Kim KiHun,
Kim DooIl,
Kang DoKyun,
Kim Ji Yeon
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2274
Subject(s) - schwannoma , medicine , radiology , mediastinal mass , modalities , mediastinal tumor , nerve sheath , mediastinum , social science , sociology
Schwannoma is usually benign, encapsulated spindle cell tumor which arises from schwann cells of nerve sheath, and is the most common of the neurogenic mediastinal tumors. Various imaging modalities can be applied to assess posterior mediastinal mass which is often found incidentally without symptom and frequently misdiagnosed for other benign conditions both clinically and radiologically in which clinicians should be aware of.