Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2014 Oct;47(5):487-490. 10.5090/kjtcs.2014.47.5.487.
A Recurrent Cellular Schwannoma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea. ikpark@snu.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
- KMID: 2382196
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2014.47.5.487
Abstract
- Cellular schwannoma is an uncommon variant of schwannomas that can occur in a peripheral nerve. Although cellular schwannomas typically do not differ in prognosis from regular schwannomas, they are known to cause local recurrence when not completely resected. Here, we report the case of a patient with cellular schwannoma of the posterior mediastinum, which recurred after 13 years.
