Author(s)

Kassim Sidibé^1*, Rabiou Sani², Youssef Alaoui Lamrani¹, Fatima Zahra Ammor², Pierlesky Elion Ossibi³, Bandiougou dit Mamby Traoré¹, Badr Alami¹, Meryem Boubbou¹, Khalid Mazaz³, Yassine Ouadnouni², Moustapha Maâroufi¹

¹Department of Radiology, Hassan II Teaching Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
²Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hassan II Teaching Hospital, Fez, Morocco.
³Department of Visceral Surgery, Hassan II Teaching Hospital, Fez, Morocco.

Cystic schwannoma represents a neurogenic tumor of the mediastinum rarely reported in literature. Its rupture in the pleural cavity remains exceptional. We hereby report the case of a patient who presented with pleurisy for which diagnostic imaging including thoracic MRI revealed a cystic schwannoma ruptured in the pleura. This case, to the best of our knowledge, represents the very first of its kind reported in literature.

Posterior Mediastinum, Schwannoma, Neurogenic Tumor, Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Sidibé, K. , Sani, R. , Alaoui Lamrani, Y. , Zahra Ammor, F. , Elion Ossibi, P. , Mamby Traoré, B. , Alami, B. , Boubbou, M. , Mazaz, K. , Ouadnouni, Y. and Maâroufi, M. (2017) Cystic Mediastinal Schwannoma Presenting as Pleural Effusion. Open Journal of Radiology, 7, 59-62. doi: 10.4236/ojrad.2017.71007.