Primary tracheal schwannoma resected in a Turner syndrome patient: a case report

Abstract We report a case of primary tracheal schwannoma in a 31-year-old woman. She had a previous history of follicular thyroid carcinoma treated surgically and Turner syndrome. In a follow-up computed tomography scan, we found a partially obstructing intraluminal tracheal tumor, which was confirm...

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Published inJournal of surgical case reports Vol. 2020; no. 10
Main Authors Chávez-Fernández, D A, Zúñiga-Garza, E, López-Saucedo, R A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford University Press 01.10.2020
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Summary:Abstract We report a case of primary tracheal schwannoma in a 31-year-old woman. She had a previous history of follicular thyroid carcinoma treated surgically and Turner syndrome. In a follow-up computed tomography scan, we found a partially obstructing intraluminal tracheal tumor, which was confirmed by bronchoscopy. The patient was treated by surgical resection and primary tracheal anastomosis. The tumor was 14 mm in diameter, with an intact capsule. Histologic analysis revealed a Schwann cell origin tumor.
ISSN:2042-8812
2042-8812
DOI:10.1093/jscr/rjaa430