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Multiple Schwannomas in a Single Costal Interval: Report of Two Cases
Author(s) -
Tang Hua,
Wu Lihui,
Li Jianqiu,
Liu Hongchao,
Xu Zhifei
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2010.00511.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pathological , radiology , radiography , mediastinum , retrospective cohort study , surgery , pathology
Schwannomas of the intercostal nerve, typically, are solitary and rarely originate from the mediastinum. Here, we describe two cases of multiple schwannomas occurring within a single costal interval. Both patients were misdiagnosed prior to surgery, and the correct diagnosis was made by pathological examination following surgery. Upon retrospective review of the preoperative radiographic examination, we found that such misdiagnoses may be avoided by performing 3‐dimensional reconstruction.