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Endobronchial Schwannoma Treated by Rigid Bronchoscopy with Argon Plasma Coagulation

Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases / Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases,
2012, v.73 no.3, pp.174-177
https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2012.73.3.174





& (2012). Endobronchial Schwannoma Treated by Rigid Bronchoscopy with Argon Plasma Coagulation. Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases, 73(3), 174-177, https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2012.73.3.174
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Abstract

Primary endobronchial schwannomas are extremely rare tumors that originate from Schwann cells. We report a case of primary endobronchial schwannoma. A 44-year-old woman, without respiratory symptoms, was presented with a nodule in the left main bronchus on her chest computed tomography scan. The nodule was removed by a rigid bronchoscopy with argon plasma coagulation. Biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of schwannoma. There was no recurrence during her 4-month follow-up.

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Neurilemmoma, Bronchi, Bronchoscopy

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