Open AccessVagus nerve schwannoma in the right upper mediastinum
Author(s) -
Zhu WeiPeng,
Chen DongHong
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
thoracic cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1759-7714
pISSN - 1759-7706
DOI - 10.1111/1759-7714.12485
Subject(s) - medicine , schwannoma , mediastinum , vagus nerve , pathological , radiology , resection , surgery , pathology , stimulation
A 35‐year‐old woman was admitted to our hospital with an abnormal shadow on her chest roentgenogram. Computed tomography showed that a tumor was located in the right upper mediastinum. Resection of the tumor by video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery was performed. Operative findings determined that the tumor originated from the right vagus nerve and was diagnosed as schwannoma by pathological examination.