Esophageal melanotic schwannoma presenting with superior vena caval obstruction
| Autor: | A R J Cale, Z A Khan, D L Ngaage |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Esophageal Neoplasms Vimentin Melanotic Schwannoma Superior vena caval obstruction Diagnosis Differential Histological diagnosis medicine Humans Esophagus Melanoma Melanins Superior vena cava syndrome biology business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Immunohistochemistry medicine.anatomical_structure Treatment Outcome biology.protein Surgery Female Radiology Differential diagnosis medicine.symptom Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Neurilemmoma |
| Zdroj: | The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon. 50(2) |
| ISSN: | 0171-6425 |
| Popis: | A rare tumor with an unusual presentation can pose a diagnostic and management dilemma. In this paper, we will discuss the management of a 47-year-old lady with melanotic schwanoma of the esophagus who presented with superior vena caval obstruction. The initial histological diagnosis of esophageal metastatic malignant melanoma did not corroborate the clinical and operative findings. Further evaluation revealed positivity for HMB45, S-100 protein, and vimentin, and confirmed the diagnosis of melanotic schwannoma. |
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