Two Cases of Benign Solitary Schwannoma with Pleural Effusion.

Cho, Jin Hoon; Kim, Ki Uk; Park, Hye Kyung; Jeong, Yeon Joo; Kim, Young Dae; Kim, Yun Seong; Lee, Min Ki; Park, Soon Kew

doi:2007.63.1.78

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 63(1); 2007 > Article

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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2007;63(1):78-82.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2007.63.1.78 Published online July 1, 2007.

Two Cases of Benign Solitary Schwannoma with Pleural Effusion.

Jin Hoon Cho, Ki Uk Kim, Hye Kyung Park, Yeon Joo Jeong, Young Dae Kim, Yun Seong Kim, Min Ki Lee, Soon Kew Park

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. leemk@pusan.ac.kr
²Diagnostic Radiology, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
³Thoracic Surgery, Pusan National University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.

Abstract

Schwannoma represents approximately 40% of neurogenic tumors arising in the mediastinum, and develops along the sympathetic or parasympathetic chain, intercostals nerve, and spinal ganglia. It is usually asymptomatic, and is confronted accidentally but can produce chest pain, cough and dyspnea. However, dyspnea with pleural effusion is rare in patients with benign schwannoma. We encountered two cases of benign schwannoma with pleural effusion. Both cases had similar initial symptoms and the characteristics of a mass but the characteristics of pleural effusion analysis were different. The benign schwannoma was confirmed in two cases using VATS (video-assisted tharawswpic surgery).

Key Words: Schwannoma, Pleural effusion