Intrathoracic schwannoma originating from intrathoracic vagus nerve

Intrathoracic vagus nerve tumours.

Neurilemmoma of the intrathoracic vagus nerve.

A neurilemmoma (Schwannoma) of the left intrathoracic vagus nerve was discovered on a chest radiograph of a 28 yr old woman and was removed via a left thoracotomy. Although neurogenic tumours are the most common tumours of the mediastinum, they rarely involve the intrathoracic vagus nerve.

Intrathoracic schwannoma presenting with massive haemoptysis.

a 65-year-old female had presented with two episodes of massive haemoptysis. she also gave a history of heaviness on the right chest for last one year with out cough, expectoration, chest pain or any other symptom. her past, personal and family history was non-contributory. after admission, the patient was resuscitated. examination revealed dull percussion note on right mid chest wall with dimi...

Giant Intrathoracic Left-Sided Vagal Schwannoma

Extensive intrathoracic tumors are rarely diagnosed radiologically without pre-existing symptoms. If located in the posterior mediastinum, it is most probably a neurogenic tumor. Schwannoma is the most frequent neurogenic neoplasia in this location, and most schwannomas are benign. To specify the diagnosis, a thoracic computed tomography must be done; if the growth is close to the medullary can...

Malignant schwannoma of the upper mediastinum originating from the vagus nerve

BACKGROUND Malignant schwannoma of the upper mediastinum originating from the vagus nerve is extremely rare. CASE PRESENTATION A 46-year-old female was admitted for a left cervical mass which was associated with both hoarseness and Horner's syndrome. Chest computed tomography showed a mass extending from the left upper mediastinum to the left supraclavicular area. A fine needle aspiration cyt...