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  • Title: [A case of mediastinal schwannoma originating from the thoracic vagal nerve complicated by early stomach cancer].
    Author: Yamamoto M, Uga G, Shiota K, Ito Y, Yamane M, Nishihara M, Nakagawa J.
    Journal: Kyobu Geka; 1990 May; 43(5):416-8. PubMed ID: 2197475.
    Abstract:
    Most of primary tumors of the nerves arising in the mediastinum originate from the sympathetic or intercostal nerves. Schwannoma developing from the vagal nerve is very rare. The patient was a 73-year-old male referred to us with abnormal chest X-rays and stomach cancer. One-staged operation was performed by thoracic and upper abdominal median incision. The tumor was removed, which measured 6 X 5 X 4 cm and involved the origin of the left recurrent nerve, by neurectomy. To our knowledge, this was the 18th reported case of schwannoma of the intrathoracic vagal nerve in Japan. A similar schwannoma was observed also in the celiac plexus, and this case was also a rare instance of multiple schwannoma.
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