A Rare Case of Primary Posterior Mediastinal Pleural Ancient Schwannoma

Yee AC1*, Karim FW1 and Giashuddin S2

1Department of Internal Medicine, New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist, USA
2Department of Anatomic Pathology, New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist, USA

^*Correspondance to: Aaron C Yee 

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Abstract

Ancient schwannoma is a rare subtype of schwannomas that is generally benign and primarily discovered incidentally through imaging findings. The tumor is characteristically slow-growing and frequently seen to undergo transformative changes such as cystic or myxoid degeneration which can at times lead to erroneous diagnosis of a malignant growth. Ancient schwannomas derive from Schwann cells and can arise at any location with nerve sheaths however they are typically found in the head and neck and less commonly so in the pleura. Here, we report a case of a primary posterior mediastinal ancient schwannoma of the pleura discovered incidentally in a man who initially presented with a chief complaint of cough.

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Yee AC, Karim FW, Giashuddin S. A Rare Case of Primary Posterior Mediastinal Pleural Ancient Schwannoma. Clin Surg. 2023; 8: 3628..