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Case Reports
. 2003 Oct;41(10):766-70.

[A case of schwannoma of the chest wall showing a bead-like appearance in MRI]

[Article in Japanese]
Etsu Tsuzuki  1 , Mitsuhiro Kamimura, Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Koichiro Kudo, Takatomo Morita, Kanehiro Hasuo, Hitoshi Niino
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  • PMID: 14584401
Case Reports

[A case of schwannoma of the chest wall showing a bead-like appearance in MRI]

[Article in Japanese]
Etsu Tsuzuki et al. Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi. 2003 Oct.

Abstract

A 31-year-old man was referred to our hospital because of a chest X-ray abnormality. Computed tomography showed an extra-pulmonary mass along the left 8th rib. T1-weighed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a mass lesion with intermediate signal intensity. T2-weighed MRI showed a high signal intensity in peripheral and multiple central portions with intermediate signal intensity, which yielded a bead-like appearance. Gadopentetate dimeglumine-enhanced T1-weighted MRI showed marked contrast enhancement in the central zone of the mass. En bloc resection of the mass with the left 8th rib was performed. The tumor resembled a rosary in gross appearance, and histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a benign schwannoma arising from the intercostal nerve. The bead-like appearance in the MRI was unique and had never been reported before for such a tumor. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient has been well for eighteen months.

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