A rare cause of dyspnea and palpitations: mediastinal schwannoma

Tekin, Gulacan; Ozgel, Mehmet; Tekin, Yusuf; Erbay, Ali

doi:10.5114/kitp.2012.32686

A rare cause of dyspnea and palpitations: mediastinal schwannoma

Tekin G., Ozgel M., Tekin Y. K., Erbay A. R.

KARDIOCHIRURGIA I TORAKOCHIRURGIA POLSKA-POLISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.9, sa.4, ss.468-470, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2012
Doi Numarası: 10.5114/kitp.2012.32686
Dergi Adı: KARDIOCHIRURGIA I TORAKOCHIRURGIA POLSKA-POLISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.468-470
Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A 65-year-old woman presented with worsening of respiratory discomfort and palpitations for two months. Echocardiography revealed a mediastinal mass compressing the left atrium which measured 61 x 47 mm. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a well-circumscribed mass with hypointense septation located between the left atrium and descending aorta and adjacent to the esophagus. We report a very rare case of the left atrium compressing a mediastinal tumor which was a schwannoma.