Yeungnam Univ J Med.
2016 Jun;33(1):21-24. 10.12701/yujm.2016.33.1.21.
Giant esophageal schwannoma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, Changwon Fatima Hospital, Changwon, Korea. jyhyhj@chol.com
- 3Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 2328107
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.2016.33.1.21
Abstract
- Esophageal schwannoma is a very rare submucosal tumor. We report successful management of esophageal schwannoma in a 41-year-old man who complained of progressively worsening dysphagia. A huge submucosal tumor was found via endoscopy and a chest computed tomography scan. Esophagectomy was performed with no post-operative complications. Post-operative immunohistochemistry staining showed a positive result for S-100 and negative results for c-kit and CD34. The post-operative mild dysphagia persisted, and the follow-up endoscopic findings revealed anastomosis site stenosis. Approximately 2 months later, we performed endoscopic balloon dilatation. We report herein a case of esophageal schwannoma with reviews.
