An incidental finding of a pleural based schwannoma
William Griffin, Nina Mac Auley Srinivasan, Aurelie Fabre, David Healy · 2024
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Description
William Griffin and co-authors report a rare nerve tumor found by chance in a 2024 case report. A man in his forties had a chest scan for other reasons. It showed a large mass at the top of his right lung lining. A guided needle biopsy took a sample.
Tissue tests named a schwannoma, a slow, benign nerve sheath growth. Such pleural tumors are vanishingly rare, a sliver of all lung tumors. Only a handful appear in the literature. Surgeons advised removing the mass, and the patient awaits the operation. The case reminds clinicians that odd linings masses can be benign rarities worth biopsying before drastic steps.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | William Griffin, Nina Mac Auley Srinivasan, Aurelie Fabre, David Healy |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 7 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |