ABSTRACT

Benign nerve sheath tumors are the most common neurogenic tumors of the mediastinum in adults. Intrathoracic schwannomas are generally placed in posterior mediastinum and constitute approximately 75% of all tumors in this region. Since they are usually asymptomatic and seen as well circumscribed solitary mass in the thoracic images, a variety of pathologies can be attributed as prediagnosis. In this study, we aimed to investigate retrospectively 10 cases of schwannoma who were diagnosed between the years 2006-2014.

The patients who were diagnosed as schwannoma in Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Training and Research Hospital between 2006-2014 were analyzed retrospectively.

Six of the ten cases of schwannoma were female (60%) and four were man (40%). The mean age was found 46 years. Most common symptom is cough and it was followed by chest pain. When Thoracic CT findings were examined, in six cases (60%) lesions were located in the upper mediastinum, and in nine cases (90%) the lesion was located in the paravertebral area. Endobronchial lesion was not seen in fiberoptic bronchoscopic examination of all patients. All patients were diagnosed by surgery.

The diagnosis of Schwannoma cases, which are most commonly encountered by the involvement of the upper mediastinum, and are often benign characteristically require invasive surgical intervention.