Robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for large apical schwannoma in an obese patient.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neural tumors at the thoracic apex require a careful surgical technique because of the presence of vascular and neural structures and minimally invasive surgery can be challenging for these tumors, especially large tumor in obese patients. We report a case of a large apical schwannoma that treated with RATS in an obese patient.

Case presentation

An obese, diabetic, 36-year-old obese man with a body mass index of 34.7 presented with a 5.0-cm mediastinal mass in the left thoracic apex diagnosed via chest computed tomography. The magnetic resonance images suggested a schwannoma. Surgery was scheduled after glycemic control. Robot-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) was performed with in the right lateral position, and tumor was dissected from the surrounding tissue

SUBMITTER: Ishihara S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11533473 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature