Benign cardiac schwannoma: A case report

Serge Koujanian, MD; Bernard Pawlowicz, MD; David Landry, MD, FRCPC; Iakovina Alexopoulou, MD, FRCPC; Vidhya Nair, MD, FRCPC

Human Pathology: Case Reports (Jun 2017)

Benign cardiac schwannoma: A case report

Serge Koujanian, MD,
Bernard Pawlowicz, MD,
David Landry, MD, FRCPC,
Iakovina Alexopoulou, MD, FRCPC,
Vidhya Nair, MD, FRCPC

Affiliations

Serge Koujanian, MD: McMaster University, McMaster University Medical Centre, 1200 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON, L8Z 3N5, Canada
Bernard Pawlowicz, MD: McMaster University, McMaster University Medical Centre, 1200 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON, L8Z 3N5, Canada; Corresponding author.
David Landry, MD, FRCPC: McMaster University, McMaster University Medical Centre, 1200 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON, L8Z 3N5, Canada
Iakovina Alexopoulou, MD, FRCPC: McMaster University, McMaster University Medical Centre, 1200 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON, L8Z 3N5, Canada
Vidhya Nair, MD, FRCPC: McMaster University, McMaster University Medical Centre, 1200 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON, L8Z 3N5, Canada; Hamilton Health Services, Hamilton General Hospital, 237 Barton St. East, Hamilton, ON, L8L 2X2, Canada

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8
pp. 24 – 26

Abstract

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We present an interesting case of a 47-year-old female with an incidental finding of a cardiac tumor located between the right atrium and right ventricle. After some time, the patient became symptomatic, the mass was excised, and pathological studies revealed it to be a benign schwannoma. Schwannomas are tumors of nerve sheaths commonly found in cranial and peripheral nerves. Their occurrence in the heart is exceedingly rare. Keywords: Cardiac, Tumor, Schwannoma

Published in Human Pathology: Case Reports

ISSN: 2214-3300 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pathology
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