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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2013; 61(06): 505-506
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1311554
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1311554
Case Report
Benign Esophageal Schwannoma Compressing the Trachea Requiring Esophagectomy: A Case Report
Further Information
Publication History
01 March 2012
06 March 2012
Publication Date:
12 July 2012 (online)
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Abstract
We report a case of esophageal schwannoma in a 62-year-old woman with a 10-month history of dysphagia and dyspnea. Chest computed tomography showed a giant mediastinal mass with a maximum diameter of 9 cm, extrinsically compressing the trachea and esophagus. With a large esophageal mucosal defect and poor blood supply after removal of the tumor, we had to perform partial esophagectomy and esophagogastrostomy in the right thorax (Ivor-Lewis procedure). Pathologic and immunohistochemical examinations revealed a benign esophageal schwannoma.
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