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Spontaneous Hemothorax in a Patient with Posterior Mediastinal Neurilemmoma -A case report-  

김혁 (한양대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
양주민 (한양대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
정기천 (한양대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
김영학 (한양대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
강정호 (한양대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
정원상 (한양대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.37, no.12, 2004 , pp. 1019-1021 More about this Journal
Abstract
Neurogenic tumors are common in posterior mediastinal tumors. In most cases, tumors were accidentally showed on simple chest X-ray. In some cases, they were presented by symptoms which were induced by nerve compression or airway compression. But as in our case, neurogenic tumor with spontaneous hemothorax is very rare. A 45-year-old man admitted to emergency room of other hospital because of acute right chest pain and dyspnea. A chest X-ray showed a right pleural effusion. Hemothorax was diagnosed after closed thoracostomy. Following chest CT showed posterior mediastinal mass. The patient was transferred to our hospital. T spine MRI showed dumbbell shaped mass. Diagostic impression was neurogenic tumor. The pathologic result was neurilemmoma after surgical resection.
Keywords
Hemothorax; Mediastinal neoplasms; Neurilemmoma;
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