Publication: Solving the Mystery of Giant Intrathoracic Mass
Date
2022
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Kathmandu University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Intrathoracic schwannoma are highly vascular nerve sheath benign tumors
arising from neural crest derived schwann cells of the intercostal nerves.
Common clinical presentation is palpable mass but in our case patient presented
with shortness of breath which is rare presentation in Schwannoma. Imaging
studies of the patient showed the lesion in left lung, however surgical finding
showed mass to arise from chest wall and it was confirmed to be schwannoma
by histopathological examination.
KEY WORDS
Chest wall mass, Intrathoracic mass, Schwannoma
Description
Karmacharya RM, Singh A, Devbhandari M, Napit D, Ghimire K, Mahat C, Vaidya S
Department of Surgery (CardioThoracic and Vascular)
Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital
Dhulikhek, Kavre, Nepal
Keywords
Chest wall mass, Intrathoracic mass, Schwannoma