Author:
Davydov M I,Turkin I N,Bliznyukov O P,Levitskiy A V,Davydov M M,Chekini A K
Abstract
The paper describes grade 1 malignant esophageal schwannoma atypically located at the level of the upper thoracic aperture in a 20-year-old female patient. The tumor was excised via a left-sided cervical approach after esophagotomy. The diagnosis was immunohistochemically and electron microscopically verified. The follow-up was 3 years. There were no signs of recurrence. The patient has been satisfactorily discharged home and is being followed up.
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