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01.06.2015 | images in clinical medicine

Supraclavicular approach for removal of apical thoracic schwannoma

verfasst von: Borki Vucetic, MD, PhD, Narcis Hudorovic, MD, PhD, Visnja Vicic-Hudorovic

Erschienen in: Wiener klinische Wochenschrift | Ausgabe 11-12/2015

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Excerpt

Neurogenic tumours arising from the brachial plexus and presenting as apical mass are rare [1‐4]. The incidence of schwannoma has been reported to vary from 16 to 26 % in primary brachial plexus tumours [1, 5]. Occasionally, there have been reports of their thoracic presentation as superior or apical posteromedial mediastinal tumour or as apical lung mass [6]. Although these are benign and encapsulated tumours, there have been reports of local recurrence and malignant transformation [5, 7]. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Supraclavicular approach for removal of apical thoracic schwannoma
verfasst von
Borki Vucetic, MD, PhD
Narcis Hudorovic, MD, PhD
Visnja Vicic-Hudorovic
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2015
Verlag
Springer Vienna
Erschienen in
Wiener klinische Wochenschrift / Ausgabe 11-12/2015
Print ISSN: 0043-5325
Elektronische ISSN: 1613-7671
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-014-0654-x

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