A case of mediastinal neurinoma originating from right intrathoracic vagal nerve |
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Authors: | K Takahashi A Ihaya Y Chiba N Tanikawa R Muraoka |
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Affiliation: | Second Department of Surgery, Fukui Medical College. |
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Abstract: | A 34-year-old woman was admitted with an abnormal shadow on a chest X-ray film. Under a preoperative diagnosis of benign bronchogenic cyst, operation was carried out and the tumor was found to be originating from the right main vagal nerve in the mid-superior mediastinum. The vagal nerve was transected to remove the tumor. Pathological diagnosis was a neurinoma. Postoperative complication was chylothorax which was successfully treated with thoracic drainage and intravenous hyperalimentation. |
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