An uncommon tumor of the diaphragm malignant schwannoma.

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ibni Sina Hospital, 06100 Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey.

Published: June 2004

Primary neoplasms of the diaphragm are rare. Neurogenic tumors of the diaphragm, particularly those showing malignant degeneration are quite rare. We report herein a case of a 48-year-old woman, who was found to have a malignant schwannoma of the diaphragm.

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