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Giant benign intrathoracic schwannoma: a decade-long progression towards fatality

BACKGROUND: Intrathoracic neurogenic tumors arise from sympathetic nerve trunks and intercostal nerves; more than 90% are benign. Schwannomas are the most common histological variety, but fatalities due to giant schwannomas are rare. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a 65-year-old woman who pre...

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Autores principales: Miyawaki, Michiyo, Karashima, Takashi, Abe, Miyuki, Takumi, Yohei, Hashimoto, Takafumi, Kamohara, Ryotaro, Osoegawa, Atsushi, Sugio, Kenji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10648700/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37964272
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13019-023-02375-2