Open AccessSchwannomatosis of a Single Intercostal Nerve: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Lee JuiWen,
Hsu JaneYi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the kaohsiung journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.439
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2410-8650
pISSN - 1607-551X
DOI - 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70535-2
Subject(s) - medicine , schwannoma , neurofibromatosis , intercostal nerves , neurofibroma , radiology , surgery
Schwannomatosis is a rare form of neurofibromatosis and is characterized by more than one schwannoma without any sign of neurofibromatosis. We report a case of a 60‐year‐old male patient admitted with progressive chest discomfort who was found to have six encapsulated tumors along the seventh intercostal space with a maximum tumor size of 3 × 2 × 1 cm.