Peripheral tumors of the intercostal nerves

A Schwannoma in the Middle Mediastinum Originated from the Phrenic Nerve

“…have reported that a patient with neurogenic tumor originated from intercostals nerves. They performed videothoracoscopic excision in this case and the concluded that most of smaller tumors can be resected using videothoracoscopy [2]. In a similarly study Ortigara at al have published a case report.…”

“…Surgical excision is the method of choice [1,2,6]. Excision through thoracotomy is performed according to size and localization of the tumor.…”

“…Excision through thoracotomy is performed according to size and localization of the tumor. Videothoracoscopic resection is a reasonable alternative to thoracotomy for encapsulated tumors without invasion [2,3]. McClenatthan at al.…”

“…Schwannomas are usually located in the posterior mediastinum. It is very rare for them to be localized in middle mediastinum or arise from the phrenic nerve [1,2]. We present a case of Schwannoma that originated from the phrenic nerve and treated by videothoracoscopic resection.…”

Subcostal schwannoma in pregnancy

“…It can affect children and adults 2 , usually between the third and fifth decades of life with equal incidence on both sexes 3 . The pregnancy has no significant effect on the incidence and behaviour of gliomas.…”