Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A schwannoma is a benign peripheral nerve tumor often located in the head and neck, posterior mediastinum, and, less frequently, in the chest wall. The recurrence of schwannoma at the same anatomical site after complete surgical resection is rare. This study discusses the case of a 60-year-old man with a recurring intercostal nerve schwannoma, which appeared eleven years after initial surgical resection in the same area of the chest wall. A second intrathoracic surgery was performed to remove a 6.0 x 3.0 x 2.5 cm partially encapsulated mass. The tumor was completely excised through a thoracotomy approach and revealed to be a schwannoma.
Source: Cureus
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.82511
Authors: Daniel Hahn, Ginikachi Olelewe, Lauren Velasquez, Jasmine Fung, Margaret Lawless, Vinay Tak
Institutions: Touro College, St. Mary's Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Neurology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409569839