Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors of intrathoracic vagus nerve

被引:4
作者
Ogino, H [1 ]
Hara, M [1 ]
Satake, M [1 ]
Miyagawa, H [1 ]
Itoh, M [1 ]
Ohba, S [1 ]
Goodman, PC [1 ]
机构
[1] Nagoya City Univ, Sch Med, Dept Radiol, Mizuho Ku, Nagoya, Aichi 4678601, Japan
关键词
intrathoracic vagal tumor; malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor; CT; MRI;
D O I
10.1097/00005382-200107000-00008
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
The authors report two cases of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors arising from the vagus nerve in the mediastinum in patients who had no stigmata of neurofibromatosis (von Recklinghausen's disease). Computed tomography showed homogeneous soft tissue masses, with minimal calcification seen in one patient. T2-weighted magnetic resonance images showed regions of low signal intensity caused by a dense cellular population.
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页码:181 / 184
页数:4
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