An Early Presenting Esophageal Schwannoma

An Early Presenting Esophageal Schwannoma

Esophageal schwannoma is a rare diagnosis and historically has been a tumor of middle-aged females. We report a case of a 22-year-old male presenting initially with dyspnea secondary to tracheal compression from an 8 × 6 × 3.0 cm esophageal schwannoma. The tumor was surgically resected, and diagnosi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Gastroenterology research and practice 2011-01, Vol.2011 (2011), p.1-3
Hauptverfasser: Yang, Stephen C., Cimino-Mathews, Ashley, Smith, Maurice, Choo, Shelly S.
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Sprache:eng
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Acoustic neuroma
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
CT imaging
Prognosis
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Zusammenfassung:Esophageal schwannoma is a rare diagnosis and historically has been a tumor of middle-aged females. We report a case of a 22-year-old male presenting initially with dyspnea secondary to tracheal compression from an 8 × 6 × 3.0 cm esophageal schwannoma. The tumor was surgically resected, and diagnosis was confirmed with immunohistochemical and pathological studies. We report the youngest case of esophageal schwannoma in an otherwise healthy individual.
ISSN:1687-6121
1687-630X
DOI:10.1155/2011/165120