An Early Presenting Esophageal Schwannoma

Esophageal schwannoma is a rare diagnosis and historically has been a tumor of middle-aged females. We report a case of a 22-year-old male presenting initially with dyspnea secondary to tracheal compression from an 8 × 6 × 3.0 cm esophageal schwannoma. The tumor was surgically resected, and diagnosi...

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Main Authors: Shelly S. Choo, Maurice Smith, Ashley Cimino-Mathews, Stephen C. Yang
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/165120
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description Esophageal schwannoma is a rare diagnosis and historically has been a tumor of middle-aged females. We report a case of a 22-year-old male presenting initially with dyspnea secondary to tracheal compression from an 8 × 6 × 3.0 cm esophageal schwannoma. The tumor was surgically resected, and diagnosis was confirmed with immunohistochemical and pathological studies. We report the youngest case of esophageal schwannoma in an otherwise healthy individual.
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spelling doaj-art-c9a9eb95c8a74b4da119cff27e91bfed2025-08-20T03:23:59ZengWileyGastroenterology Research and Practice1687-61211687-630X2011-01-01201110.1155/2011/165120165120An Early Presenting Esophageal SchwannomaShelly S. Choo0Maurice Smith1Ashley Cimino-Mathews2Stephen C. Yang3Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USADivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USADepartment of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USADivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USAEsophageal schwannoma is a rare diagnosis and historically has been a tumor of middle-aged females. We report a case of a 22-year-old male presenting initially with dyspnea secondary to tracheal compression from an 8 × 6 × 3.0 cm esophageal schwannoma. The tumor was surgically resected, and diagnosis was confirmed with immunohistochemical and pathological studies. We report the youngest case of esophageal schwannoma in an otherwise healthy individual.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/165120
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