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Case Reports
. 2009 Apr;87(4):1268-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.08.065.

A huge cystic cellular schwannoma of the intercostal nerve presenting with dyspnea

Wei-Chou Chen  1 , Yih-Leong Chang, Yung-Chie Lee
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A huge cystic cellular schwannoma of the intercostal nerve presenting with dyspnea

Wei-Chou Chen et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Apr.

Abstract

We report a 73-year-old man who presented with dyspnea that was caused by a huge and single cystic cellular schwannoma in the left chest. He underwent radical tumor excision by a thoracotomy. The patient is doing well, without evidence of recurrence, 8 months after surgical resection.

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