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Malignant Schwannoma of the Esophagus: A Rare Case Report

  • Mishra, Biswajit (Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Madhusudhan, Kumble Seetharama (Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Kilambi, Ragini (Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Das, Prasenjit (Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Pal, Sujoy (Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Srivastava, Deep Narayan (Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences)
  • Received : 2015.07.06
  • Accepted : 2015.08.25
  • Published : 2016.02.05
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Abstract

Neurogenic tumors are the most prevalent tumors of the mediastinum, and schwannomas are the most common type of neurogenic tumor. Primary neurogenic neoplasm of the esophagus is uncommon and malignant schwannoma of the esophagus is extremely rare. We report a case of a 27-year-old female presenting with dysphagia and palpitations who was found to have a lobulated tumor in the mediastinum that was compressing the esophageal lumen. The tumor was successfully treated surgically without recurrence. The final diagnosis, on histopathological examination of the specimen, was malignant schwannoma.

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