Successful Treatment with Radiation Therapy in an Older Patient with Endobronchial Schwannoma

Bronchial schwannoma is extremely rare, accounting for a small percentage of benign bronchial tumors, with no determined standardized treatment. An 89-year-old woman with a persistent cough underwent CT scan which revealed a tracheal tumor. A diagnosis of endobronchial schwannoma was confirmed based...

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Main Authors: Yoshihiro Nishi, Hiroshi Handa, Hajime Tsuruoka, Takeo Inoue, Saeko Naruki, Tatsuyuki Abe, Masamichi Mineshita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2022-03-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/522408
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Summary:Bronchial schwannoma is extremely rare, accounting for a small percentage of benign bronchial tumors, with no determined standardized treatment. An 89-year-old woman with a persistent cough underwent CT scan which revealed a tracheal tumor. A diagnosis of endobronchial schwannoma was confirmed based on tissue obtained by high-frequency snare polypectomy. A hybrid stent was implanted in the trachea due to tumor regrowth; however, stent migration occurred, and it was removed after 1 month. Subsequently, radiation therapy was performed, and airway patency was well maintained for over 3 years. In general, surgical resection is recommended for endobronchial schwannoma; however, due to the age of this patient, resection was deemed invasive. Therefore, radiation therapy was administered as an alternative treatment.
ISSN:1662-6575