Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003;23:105
© 2003 Elsevier Science NL
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Malignant melanocytic schwannoma, a rare tumor of the posterior mediastinum
A.G. Liouliasa,
C.N. Foroulisa*,
M. Fotinoub,
G. Lazopoulosa
a 2nd Department of Thoracic Surgery, Athens Chest Diseases Hospital "Sotiria", Athens, Greece
b Pathology Department, Athens Chest Diseases Hospital "Sotiria", Athens, Greece
Received 1 June 2002;
accepted 7 October 2002.
* Corresponding author. 12 Garefi Street, 11525 Athens, Greece. Tel.: +30-10-6779693; fax: +30-10-9493331
e-mail: foroulis{at}internet.gr
Key Words: Melanocytic schwannoma • Malignant melanocytic schwannoma • Mediastinal tumors • Rare mediastinal tumors • Tumors of the posterior mediastinum • Tumors of peripheral nervous system origin
Resection of the mediastinal tumor (Fig. 1)
in a 76-year-old woman, who suffered from progressively aggravated thoracic pain and dyspnea, established the diagnosis of the malignant melanocytic schwannoma (a rare tumor of peripheral nervous system origin that arises in the posterior mediastinum) at histologic and immunohistochemic examination (Fig. 2)
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Fig. 1. Chest CT scan: giant (15x13 cm), encapsulated and including calcified areas, posterior mediastinal tumor. The tumor compresses the upper lobe of the right lung.
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