Intrapulmonary schwannoma presenting as an asymptomatic lung mass: a case report
Manzar Abbas, Asad Saulat Fatimi, Syed Imad Hassan, Faiqa Binte Aamir, Sidra Arshad, Saulat Hasnain Fatimi · 2023
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Description
Manzar Abbas and five co-authors report a rare nerve-sheath tumor found inside a woman's lung. Schwannomas grow from the insulation cells of nerves and are usually harmless lumps found by chance. They almost never appear in the lung itself. Their patient, a 59-year-old Pakistani woman with no symptoms, was found to have a lobulated mass, about twenty-three millimeters wide, in her right lower lung lobe.
A needle biopsy showed a benign spindle-cell growth. Surgeons removed the lobe, and the specimen proved to be a well-formed schwannoma. One year later she remained well, with no sign of return. The authors use the case to remind clinicians that these tumors can hide silently in odd places. They also stress that complete surgical removal is safe and curative.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Manzar Abbas, Asad Saulat Fatimi, Syed Imad Hassan, Faiqa Binte Aamir, Sidra Arshad, Saulat Hasnain Fatimi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 14 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |