Anterior mediastinal schwannoma leading to dyspnea: a case report

Abdussemet Hazar,

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.184

Abdussemet Hazar¹, Mustafa Göz¹, Deniz Demir¹, Sema Yıldız², İbrahim Can Kürkçüoğlu³

¹Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Şanlıurfa, Türkiye
²Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Radyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Şanlıurfa, Türkiye
³Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Şanlıurfa, Türkiye

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.184

Schwannomas are rare tumors of neural crest cell origin. Most schwannomas occur in the head, neck and limbs. Thoracic schwannomas are extremely rare and mostly appear in the posterior mediastinum. There are few case reports of anterior mediastinal schwannoma. In this article, we report an anterior mediastinal schwannoma resected using median sternotomy in an 29-years-old female who presented with the complaint of dyspnea. In this article, we aimed to review the literature and discuss the anterior mediastinal localization of schwannoma.

Keywords : Dyspnea; mediastinal neoplasm; schwannoma

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