Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska

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1/2015 vol. 12

CASE REPORTS
Benign intramural schwannoma of the esophagus – case report

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2015; 12 (1): 69-71
Online publish date: 2015/03/31
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Schwannomas of the esophagus are rare peripheral nerve tumors. A 37-year-old woman with dysphagia was found to have an intramural tumor of the upper esophagus. The lesion was revealed on computed tomography. Endoscopic ultrasound biopsy was nondiagnostic. Through right thoracotomy, the mass was enucleated from the wall of the esophagus. Benign schwannoma was diagnosed only after immunological staining examination.
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