Voluminous schwannoma type 'ancient' of the cervicothoracic district removed through a cervicotomic approach. Issue 9 (30th September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Testori, Alberto; Alloisio, Marco; Cariboni, Umberto; Costa, Francesco; Voulaz, Emanuele; Bottoni, Edoardo; De Simone, Matilde; Rahal, Daoud; Cioffi, Ugo
• Is Part Of: Journal of surgical case reports. Volume 2020:Issue 9(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-09-30
• Subjects: Surgery -- Periodicals; Surgery -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 617.005
• DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjaa402
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2042-8812

Abstract

Abstract: Schwannomas are generally benign tumors, well delimited, resulting from nerve sheaths that are frequently found in the thorax, mainly in the posterior mediastinum. We report a 58-year-old patient who carried out investigations following the appearance of a large right supraclavicular cervical mass associated with anisocoria and eyelid ptosis, histologically diagnosed as ancient schwannoma, completely removed through a cervicotomic approach without opening the chest.