Primary tracheal schwannoma

被引:28
作者
Dorfman, J
Jamison, BM
Morin, JE
机构
[1] McGill Univ, Dept Surg, Cardiothorac Surg Serv, Montreal, PQ H3A 2T5, Canada
[2] McGill Univ, Dept Pathol, Cardiothorac Surg Serv, Montreal, PQ H3A 2T5, Canada
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10.1016/S0003-4975(99)01195-9
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We report a case of a primary tracheal schwannoma causing symptoms of airway obstruction in a 33-year-old man. Bronchoscopy and computerized tomography demonstrated a polypoid intratracheal mass obstructing 90% of the lumen. Tracheal resection with primary anastomosis was performed. Histologic analysis revealed a benign neurogenic tumor of Schwann cell origin. (C) 2000 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
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