Unusual Presentation of a Mediastinal Tumour: A Case Report - World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases

WJCD > Vol.7 No.10, October 2017

Unusual Presentation of a Mediastinal Tumour: A Case Report ()

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DOI: 10.4236/wjcd.2017.710034 914 Downloads 1,755 Views

Author(s)

Tushar Kumar^1*, Arindam Roy¹, Prerit Agarwal¹, Vithal Kumar M. Betigeri¹, Nishu Raj², Ravindra Kumar Saran³

Affiliation(s)

¹Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, JLN Marg, New Delhi, India.
²Department of Radiodiagnosis, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, JLN Marg, New Delhi, India.
³Department of Pathology, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, JLN Marg, New Delhi, India.

ABSTRACT

Neurofibroma arising from intrathoracic vagus nerve is a rare entity. We present a 6-year-old child with stigmata of neurofibromatosis along with a lump in the back. She also had history of on and off cough. On investigation there was a large mediastinal mass abutting the trachea. She underwent a posterolateral thoracotomy with partial resection of the lump. Intraoperatively the mass appeared to arise from the vagus nerve. Post operative stay was uneventful. Biopsy of the mass revealed a benign neurofibroma with no evidence of invasion. She is presently asymptomatic after 1 year of follow-up.

KEYWORDS

Neurofibroma, Neurofibromatosis, Thoracotomy

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Kumar, T. , Roy, A. , Agarwal, P. , Betigeri, V. , Raj, N. and Saran, R. (2017) Unusual Presentation of a Mediastinal Tumour: A Case Report. World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases, 7, 367-372. doi: 10.4236/wjcd.2017.710034.

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