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ArticleJournal of medical case reports2023

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

Manzar Abbas, Asad Saulat Fatimi, Syed Imad Hassan, Faiqa Binte Aamir, Sidra Arshad, Saulat Hasnain Fatimi

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Article in Journal of medical case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Manzar AbbasMedical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Asad Saulat FatimiMedical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Syed Imad HassanMedical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Faiqa Binte AamirMedical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Sidra ArshadSection of Histopathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Saulat Hasnain FatimiSection of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. saulat.fatimi@aku.edu.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSchwannomas 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 cardiothoracic surgery clinic. An [

conclusionThis report underscores the predominantly asymptomatic nature of schwannomas and reemphasizes the efficacy of surgical resection as a safe and curative procedure for a tumor of this nature. Albeit very rare, intrapulmonary schwannomas can be considered a differential diagnosis when encountering solitary asymptomatic pulmonary nodules or masses.

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LungNeurilemmomaFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansMediastinumMiddle AgedPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyFluorodeoxyglucose F18Atypical schwannomaLobectomyNeoplasm

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