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Intraoperative Ultrasound in Spinal Surgery
Published on: August 17, 2022
Rare case of a massive anterior mediastinal schwannoma causing cardiac compression with concurrent cervical spine
Sajjaad H Samat1, Bradley Ruehle2, Emily Sheldon2
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Michigan-Sparrow, 1215 East Michigan Avenue, Lansing, MI, 48912, USA. sajjaadhsamat@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Schwannoma is the most common neurogenic tumor in the posterior mediastinum, however it is rarely found in the anterior mediastinum (Mediastinum 4, 2020; Radiat Med 13(4):175-7). We report a large anterior mediastinal schwannoma causing cardiac compression along with a concurrent cervical spine lesion causing right-sided weakness. Current literature having only a few case reports describing an anterior location for this neoplasm and even rarer to have a concurrent symptomatic cervical lesion. We present this case to highlight this rare finding and increase awareness of this potential diagnosis.
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