The Solitary Thoracic Schwannoma of the Intercostal Nerve: A Case Operated

Abstract

Doumbia M, Diarra B, Diatta S, Diarra S, Banga DD Nkomo, Sawadogo A, Mariko M, Ciss AG, Ndiaye A and Ndiaye M

The authors report a case of benign thoracic schwannoma developed from the intercostal nerve in a young adult discover during a random chest pain examination, with the common analgesics having no effect on that. The radiographic image shows a parietal mass on the right side. The Schwannoma’s diagnosis must be suspected in front of any subcutaneous tumor of the thorax. The accuracy of the diagnostic is histological. The total resection is the only guarantee of a complete recovery without recurrence.

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