ISSN : 1301-5680
e-ISSN : 2149-8156
Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery     
Anterior mediastinal schwannoma leading to dyspnea: a case report
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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