Vagus nerve schwannoma in the right upper mediastinum

Thorac Cancer. 2017 Nov;8(6):698-702. doi: 10.1111/1759-7714.12485. Epub 2017 Aug 14.

Abstract

A 35-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with an abnormal shadow on her chest roentgenogram. Computed tomography showed that a tumor was located in the right upper mediastinum. Resection of the tumor by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery was performed. Operative findings determined that the tumor originated from the right vagus nerve and was diagnosed as schwannoma by pathological examination.

Keywords: Mediastinum; schwannoma; vagus nerve.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Neurilemmoma / diagnosis*
  • Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
  • Thoracotomy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vagus Nerve / pathology*
  • Vagus Nerve Diseases / diagnosis*