Benign posterior mediastinal schwannoma-Multiple diagnostic imaging modalities

Clin Case Rep. 2019 Oct 31;7(12):2585-2587. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2274. eCollection 2019 Dec.

Abstract

Schwannoma is usually benign, encapsulated spindle cell tumor which arises from schwann cells of nerve sheath, and is the most common of the neurogenic mediastinal tumors. Various imaging modalities can be applied to assess posterior mediastinal mass which is often found incidentally without symptom and frequently misdiagnosed for other benign conditions both clinically and radiologically in which clinicians should be aware of.

Keywords: diagnostic modalities; mediastinal schwannoma.