Benign Esophageal Schwannoma Compressing the Trachea Requiring Esophagectomy: A Case Report

Abstract

We report a case of esophageal schwannoma in a 62-year-old woman with a 10-month history of dysphagia and dyspnea. Chest computed tomography showed a giant mediastinal mass with a maximum diameter of 9 cm, extrinsically compressing the trachea and esophagus. With a large esophageal mucosal defect and poor blood supply after removal of the tumor, we had to perform partial esophagectomy and esophagogastrostomy in the right thorax (Ivor-Lewis procedure). Pathologic and immunohistochemical examinations revealed a benign esophageal schwannoma.

Keywords

esophagus - benign disease - esophageal surgery - neurogenic tumor - pathology - esophageal pathology

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