Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Wertheim cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Schwannoma of the vagus nerve, a rare middle mediastinal neurogenic tumor: case report. | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery BioMed Central Open Access Case report Schwannoma of the vagus nerve a rare middle mediastinal neurogenic tumor case report Kyriakos St Rammos1 Stylianos K Rammos2 Christophoros N Foroulis 1 and Thomas K Zaramboukas3 Address Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Aristotle University Medical School Thessaloniki Greece 2Department of Neurosurgery Medical College at Peoria University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign USA and laboratory of Pathology Aristotle University Medical School Thessaloniki Greece Email Kyriakos St Rammos - rammos@ Stylianos K Rammos - stelram@ Christophoros N Foroulis - cforoulis@ Thomas K Zaramboukas - diagnosis@ Corresponding author Published 26 November 2009 Received 28 August 2009 Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2009 4 68 doi 1749-8090-4-68 Accepted 26 November 2009 This article is available from http content 4 1 68 2009 K Rammos et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract_ Schwannoma originating from the vagus nerve within the mediastinum is a rare usually benign tumor. A 44-year old male was presented with chest pain. Chest radiography CT scan and MRI showed a well circumscribed mass 5 X 4 cm located in the aortopulmonary window. The mass was found at surgery to be in close proximity with the aortic arch and the left pulmonary hilum alongside the left vagus nerve. The encapsulated tumor was completely resected through a left thoracotomy incision and it was found to be a benign schwannoma in pathology. The patient is free of recurrence 6 years after surgery. Background Neurogenic .
