A Successful Resection of Two Giant Mediastinal Neurogenic Tumors

• Authors: Daniel Brzeziński , Mariusz łochowski , Józef Kozak
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

We reported two cases of the giant mediastinal neurogenic tumors. Patients were women in middle age. In both cases the chest X-ray and CT (computed tomography) demonstrated the huge mass in a pleural cavity without intraspinal invasion. Radical procedures with removal of the giant tumors were performed. The postoperative treatment course was uneventful. The pathology showed schwannoma and neurofibroma. The follow up examination (6-24 months) showed no recurrence of the disease.

Keywords

EN

mediastinum; tumor; thoracotomy

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Polish Journal of Surgery
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 86
• Issue: 12
• Pages: 598-600

Dates

online

1 - 3 - 2015

received

31 - 12 - 2013

Contributors

author

Daniel Brzeziński

• Department of Thoracic Surgery and Respiratory Rehabilitation Medical University in Łódź, Copernicus Memorial Hospital in Łódź Kierownik: prof. dr hab. J. Kozak

author

Mariusz łochowski

• Department of Thoracic Surgery and Respiratory Rehabilitation Medical University in Łódź, Copernicus Memorial Hospital in Łódź Kierownik: prof. dr hab. J. Kozak

author

Józef Kozak

• Department of Thoracic Surgery and Respiratory Rehabilitation Medical University in Łódź, Copernicus Memorial Hospital in Łódź Kierownik: prof. dr hab. J. Kozak

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/pjs-2015-0007