A rare cause of intercostal neuralgia: Ancient schwannoma of the chest wall

Authors : Mirac Aysen UNSAL, Bilal KELTEN, Altuğ KOSAR, Alpay ORKI

Pages : 47-49

Doi:10.5472/marumj.299400

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Publication Date : 2017-01-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Intercostal neuralgia is a rare condition that causes pain along the intercostal nerves. Neural tumors of the chest mostly arise from mediastinum and only less than 5-10% of primary tumors originate from intercostal nerves. These patients are usually asymptomatic. Herein, we report a 42-year-old male patient with severe intercostal neuralgia due to the schwannoma of the chest wall. The patient underwent surgical resection and his histopathological diagnosis was a very rare type of schwannoma: ancient schwannoma. Resecting the tumor relieved his pain
Keywords : Ancient schwannoma, Schwannoma, Schwannoma of the chest wall