Posterior mediastinal tumors are not infrequent, and among them neurogenic masses and schwannomas are the most common histologic varieties. These benign, initially asymptomatic tumors later become symptomatic as a result of mass effect. Surgical excision is the preferred therapy, and the approach can be determined according to the dimensions of the lesion. This report describes the case of a giant schwannoma originating from the left vagus nerve in a middle-aged woman whose symptoms were exertion-induced dyspnea and atrial fibrillation.
Campisi A., Congiu S., Ciarrocchi A.P., Pirini G., Stella F., Dell'Amore A. (2021). Giant Intrathoracic Schwannoma of the Left Vagus Nerve Manifesting as Atrial Fibrillation. ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY, 111(1), e35-e36 [10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.05.038].
Giant Intrathoracic Schwannoma of the Left Vagus Nerve Manifesting as Atrial Fibrillation
Campisi A.;Ciarrocchi A. P.;Stella F.;
2021
Abstract
Posterior mediastinal tumors are not infrequent, and among them neurogenic masses and schwannomas are the most common histologic varieties. These benign, initially asymptomatic tumors later become symptomatic as a result of mass effect. Surgical excision is the preferred therapy, and the approach can be determined according to the dimensions of the lesion. This report describes the case of a giant schwannoma originating from the left vagus nerve in a middle-aged woman whose symptoms were exertion-induced dyspnea and atrial fibrillation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
