Thoracoscopic approach to posterior mediastinal neurogenic tumors in the adult.

J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, and The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.

Published: April 1999

Although neurogenic tumors are the most frequent posterior mediastinal tumors, few reports exist on thoracoscopic resection, and methods are not yet standardized. Two cases of thoracoscopic resection of benign posterior mediastinal schwannomas are presented. We believe that in carefully selected patients, thoracoscopic resection can be performed easily and with minimal morbidity.

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