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Giant schwannoma - posterior mediastinum

Case contributed by Hani Makky Al Salam
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Chest pain and shortness of breath for 2 months.

Patient Data

Age: 25 years
Gender: Female

Chest

x-ray

Large well defined posterior mediastinal rounded lesion.

Large posterior mediastinal will defined rounded lesion.

Case Discussion

Pathologically proven schwannoma, weighing 546 grams.

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