Schwannoma of the brachial plexus presenting as an enlarging cystic mass: Report of a case

Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 311-313

  Chen, Fengshi ^a   Miyahara, Ryo ^a   Matsunaga, Yasuhiro ^a   Koyama, Takashi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Neurogenic tumor; Schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMOMA; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE TUMOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; CYSTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURILEMMOMA; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58749095282     PISSN: 13411098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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