An asymptomatic schwannoma originating from an intercostal nerve: A case report

Aslı Gül Akgül; Ufuk Çobanoğlu; Ziya Kurban Yurt

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.132

Aslı Gül Akgül¹, Ufuk Çobanoğlu², Ziya Kurban Yurt¹

¹Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hakkari State Hospital, Hakkari, Turkey
²Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Faculty of Yüzüncü Yıl University, Van, Turkey

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.132

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Schwannomas are usually solitary, encapsulated, and asymptomatic lesions which mostly originate from the nerve sheath or schwann cells. The majority of these lesions of the thoracic cavity are located in the mediastinum. In this article, we report a rare case of an intercostal nerve schwannoma.

Keywords : Intercostal nerve; schwannoma; surgery

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