TITLE:
Cystic Mediastinal Schwannoma Presenting as Pleural Effusion
AUTHORS:
Kassim Sidibé, Rabiou Sani, Youssef Alaoui Lamrani, Fatima Zahra Ammor, Pierlesky Elion Ossibi, Bandiougou dit Mamby Traoré, Badr Alami, Meryem Boubbou, Khalid Mazaz, Yassine Ouadnouni, Moustapha Maâroufi
KEYWORDS:
Posterior Mediastinum, Schwannoma, Neurogenic Tumor, Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Radiology,
Vol.7 No.1,
March
31,
2017
ABSTRACT: 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.