A rare cause of dyspnea and palpitations: mediastinal schwannoma
KARDIOCHIRURGIA I TORAKOCHIRURGIA POLSKA-POLISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, vol.9, no.4, pp.468-470, 2012 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 9 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2012
- Doi Number: 10.5114/kitp.2012.32686
- Journal Name: KARDIOCHIRURGIA I TORAKOCHIRURGIA POLSKA-POLISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.468-470
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
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.