Large esophageal schwannoma mimicking thyroid tumor with egg-shell calcification on preoperative ultrasonography

Schwannoma tumors in esophagus are extremely rare and clinically present as dysphagia in most reported cases. Because of their rarity and need for histopathological confirmation using immunohistochemistry, an erroneous diagnostic and therapeutic approach can be adopted. A 36-year-old woman presented...

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Main Authors: Dongbin Ahn, Jin Ho Sohn, Heejin Kim, Chang Ki Yeo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-05-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958414000517