TY - JOUR
T1 - Plexiform schwannoma of esophagus in a child with neurofibromatosis type II.
AU - Retrosi, Giuseppe
AU - Nanni, Lorenzo
AU - Ricci, Riccardo
AU - Manzoni, Carlo
AU - Pintus, Claudio
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Schwannoma is a benign neoplasia of the peripheral nerve sheath. Its localization in the gastrointestinal tract, and in particular in the esophagus, is very rare. According to the existing literature esophageal schwannoma has been reported so far only in adult patients. We report the case of an 11 year old patient with neurofibromatosis, type 2, who underwent surgical excision of a plexiform schwannoma of the esophagus.
AB - Schwannoma is a benign neoplasia of the peripheral nerve sheath. Its localization in the gastrointestinal tract, and in particular in the esophagus, is very rare. According to the existing literature esophageal schwannoma has been reported so far only in adult patients. We report the case of an 11 year old patient with neurofibromatosis, type 2, who underwent surgical excision of a plexiform schwannoma of the esophagus.
KW - plexiform schwannoma
KW - plexiform schwannoma
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/27381
U2 - 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.03.029
DO - 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.03.029
M3 - Article
SN - 0022-3468
VL - 44
SP - 1458
EP - 1461
JO - Journal of Pediatric Surgery
JF - Journal of Pediatric Surgery
ER -