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Kim, Lee, Kim, and Sung: Schwannomatosis with Cystic Degeneration Arising from a Single Intercostal Nerve: A Case Report
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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology

Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology 2012; 66(3): 267-270.

Published online: 21 March 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.0000/jksr.2012.66.3.267

Schwannomatosis with Cystic Degeneration Arising from a Single Intercostal Nerve: A Case Report

Kun Woo Kim, MD1, Young Kyung Lee, MD1, Dae-Hyun Kim, MD2, Dong Wook Sung, MD3

1Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

2Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

3Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee Medical Center, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Corresponding author: Young Kyung Lee, MD. Department of Radiology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, 892 Dongnam-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-727, Korea. Tel. 82-2-440-6933, Fax. 82-2-440-6932, ykradio@medimail.co.kr

Received 3 November 2011       Accepted 1 January 2012

Copyright © 2012 The Korean Society of Radiology

Abstract

An intrathoracic schwannoma is a benign neurogenic tumor that arises from the posterior mediastinum and is commonly found to be solitary. Schwannomatosis that manifests as multiple cysts is extremely rare. In this case study, we report a rare case of a 36-year-old man with no respiratory symptoms, with multiple cystic tumors in the posterior chest wall and pathologically confirmed schwannomatosis with cystic degeneration arising from a single intercostal nerve.

Keywords: Schwannomatosis, Neurilemmoma, A Single Intercostal Nerve

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