Intrapulmonary schwannoma presenting as an asymptomatic lung mass: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Schwannomas are solitary well-circumscribed encapsulated benign tumors that exhibit Schwann cell differentiation, and arise directly from myelinated peripheral or central nerves. Although they are usually asymptomatic and found incidentally, schwannomas can cause symptoms due to compression of nearby structures which, depending on the location, can make clinical presentations widely variable. Despite their rarity, schwannomas have been documented in a number of locations including the limbs, cerebellopontine angle, posterior mediastinum, and, far more infrequently, the lungs.

Case presentation

In this article, we report an incidental finding of an intrapulmonary schwannoma in a 59-year-old Pakistani woman who was grossly asymptomatic upon presentation to the cardi

SUBMITTER: Abbas M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10714630 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature