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Case Reports
. 2012 Apr;93(4):e81-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.10.054.

Giant asymptomatic primary esophageal schwannoma

Edmund S Kassis  1 , Shelly Bansal, Carmen Perrino, Jon P Walker, Charles Hitchcock, Patrick Ross Jr, Vincent C Daniel
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Giant asymptomatic primary esophageal schwannoma

Edmund S Kassis et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Apr.

Abstract

Primary esophageal schwannomas are uncommon. We describe a case of a large asymptomatic primary esophageal schwannoma in a 65-year-old patient. Computed tomography and positron emission tomography revealed an (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose-avid 11-cm mass arising from the esophagus. A preoperative diagnosis was made via endoscopic ultrasound. The patient underwent a three-field esophagogastrectomy with cervical esophagogastric anastomosis. He remains well and free of recurrence 10 months after treatment.

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