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Case Reports
. 2008 Feb;85(2):660-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.07.088.

Benign esophageal schwannoma compressing the trachea in pregnancy

Shinjiro Mizuguchi  1 , Kiyotoshi Inoue, Atsuo Imagawa, Yoshinori Kitano, Masao Kameyama, Haruhiko Ueda, Yasuhide Inoue
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Benign esophageal schwannoma compressing the trachea in pregnancy

Shinjiro Mizuguchi et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Feb.

Abstract

A rare case of esophageal schwannoma compressing the trachea in pregnancy is presented. A 29-year-old pregnant woman was hospitalized due to severe dyspnea. Imaging studies revealed a homogeneous tumor (8 cm in diameter) in the posterior mediastinum with compression of the lower trachea. After an uneventful cesarean section, the patient underwent a mini-axillary thoracotomy with video-assisted thoracic surgery. The tumor arose from within the muscular layers of the esophagus and was enucleated by gentle blunt dissection. Pathologic and immunohistochemical examinations revealed a benign esophageal schwannoma.

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