Ancient Schwannoma of Vagus Nerve Mimicking Hamartoma
Susmita Kundu, Debabani Biswas, Swapnendu Misra, Shantanu Dutta, Annoy Sen
Keywords :
Schwannoma, Popcorn calcification
Citation Information :
Kundu S, Biswas D, Misra S, Dutta S, Sen A. Ancient Schwannoma of Vagus Nerve Mimicking Hamartoma. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2014; 56 (3):183-185.
Schwannomas arising from vagus nerve sheath are rare mediastinal neurogenic tumours. Schwannomas usually arise from left hemithorax. Unlike a hamartoma, radiologically, calcification is rarely seen in schwannomas. We present the rare case of an ancient schwannoma arising from vagus nerve sheath from the right hemithorax presenting with gross calcification.
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