Vagal schwannoma.

Ann Thorac Surg

Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, Baltimore VA Medical Center, Maryland.

Published: November 1990

A patient with a benign encapsulated intrathoracic vagal schwannoma is presented and the literature is reviewed. The right paratracheal tumor was identified incidentally on a chest film and excised using a right thoracotomy. Although rare, vagal schwannomas should be considered for any mediastinal mass along the vagus nerves especially when the paratracheal tumor produces minimal or no respiratory symptoms suggesting a slow-growing, encapsulated process.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0003-4975(90)90692-yDOI Listing

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