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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2012; 02(03): 27-29
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1703585
Case Report

ANCIENT SCHWANNOMA OF THE CHEST WALL DIAGNOSED BY FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY- A RARE CASE REPORT

Shubha P. Bhat
1   Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy of Nitte University, Deralakatte, Mangalore - 575 018.
,
Harish S. Permi
2   Associate professor, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy of Nitte University, Deralakatte, Mangalore - 575 018.
,
Rohan Shetty
3   Assistant Professor, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy of Nitte University, Deralakatte, Mangalore - 575 018.
,
Jayaram Shenoy
4   Professor, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy of Nitte University, Deralakatte, Mangalore - 575 018.
,
Kishan Prasad
5   Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy of Nitte University, Deralakatte, Mangalore - 575 018.
,
Panna Hegde
6   Post graduate student, Department of Pathology, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy of Nitte University, Deralakatte, Mangalore - 575 018.
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Abstract

Schwannomas are benign peripheral nerve sheath tumors. Ancient schwannoma is an uncommon variant of schwannoma, which is usually located in the retroperitoneum. Those located in the chest wall are extremely rare. We report a case of ancient schwannoma in a 34 yr old male who presented with left sided chest pain, found to have a mass lesion in the chest wall radiologically. CT guided fine needle aspiration cytology showed features of ancient schwannoma which was confirmed on histopathology. Cytological findings in correlation with long standing nature and well defined borders on radiological examination of the lesion will aid in the preoperative diagnosis and proper management.

Keywords

Ancient schwannoma - chest wall - cytology


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