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World J Clin Cases. Apr 16, 2023; 11(11): 2510-2520
Published online Apr 16, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i11.2510
Published online Apr 16, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i11.2510
Table 1 Esophageal schwannoma case reports in PubMed during the last 12 years
Case | Ref. | Year | Age | Sex | Location | Tumor size (mm) | Symptoms | Management | Malignant findings |
1 | Choo et al[10] | 2011 | 22 | M | Ut | 80 × 60 × 30 | Cough, dyspnea and dysphagia | Enucleation | Benign |
2 | Wang et al[2] | 2011 | 44 | F | Lt | 55 × 44 | Progressive dysphagia | Surgical enucleation | Malignant |
3 | Liu et al[16] | 2013 | 62 | F | NA | 90 × 40 × 30 | Dysphagia and dyspnea | Partial esophagectomy and esophagogastrostomy | Benign |
4 | Liu et al[17] | 2013 | NA | NA | NA | < 30 | NA | STER | Benign |
5 | Kitada et al[6] | 2013 | 55 | F | UM | 75 × 57 × 80 | Palpitations and dysphagia | Mini thoracotomy | Benign |
6 | Gu et al[18] | 2014 | 39 | M | UM | 35 × 32 × 12 | Obstructive sensation | VATS | Benign |
7 | Jeon et al[19] | 2014 | 63 | M | Ut | 94 × 89 | No symptoms | Thoracotomy | Benign |
8 | Jeon et al[19] | 2014 | 32 | F | Ut | 60 × 85 × 40 | Intermittent chest pain | VATS | Benign |
9 | Tomono et al[20] | 2015 | 59 | M | Mt | 109 × 72 × 71 | Dysphagia, dyspnea, disturbed | Subtotal esophagectomy | Benign |
10 | Wang et al[21] | 2015 | 53 | F | NA | NA | NA | Surgical excision | Benign |
11 | Wang et al[21] | 2015 | 52 | F | NA | NA | NA | Surgical excision | Benign |
12 | Zhang et al[22] | 2015 | 67 | F | NA | NA | Dysphagia | Surgical excision | Benign |
13 | Mishra et al[1] | 2016 | 27 | F | Mt | 120 × 100 × 101 | Dysphagia and palpitations | Surgical enucleation | Malignant |
14 | Watanabe et al[23] | 2016 | 39 | F | Ut | 55 × 45 × 24 | Epigastric pain, difficulty swallowing | Surgical excision | Benign |
15 | Chen et al[24] | 2016 | 46 | M | Mt | 30 × 20 × 17 | Discomfort during swallowing | VATS | Benign |
16 | Chen et al[24] | 2016 | 42 | F | Ut | 30 × 40 × 40 | Dysphagia | Enucleation | Benign |
17 | Chen et al[24] | 2016 | 58 | F | Ut | 80 × 60 × 60 | Dysphagia | Enucleation | Benign |
18 | Onodera et al[12] | 2017 | 47 | F | Ut | 60 | Dysphagia | Thoracoscopic + endoscopic excision | Benign |
19 | Moro et al[25] | 2017 | 66 | M | Ut | 52 × 40 × 31 | Dysphagia | Surgical excision | Benign |
20 | Zhang et al[13] | 2018 | 48 | F | Mt | 69 × 36 | Dysphagia | Robot-assisted enucleation | Benign |
21 | Iwata et al[26] | 2018 | 74 | F | Ut | 80 × 42 | Loss of consciousness | Surgical excision | Benign |
22 | Zhu et al[27] | 2019 | 55 | F | Mt | 25 × 25 × 20 | Dysphagia and chest pain | Left thoracotomy with subtotal esophagectomy | Benign |
23 | Souza et al[28] | 2019 | 43 | M | Ut | 70 | Pharyngitis, odynophagia, hemoptysis | Surgical excision | Benign |
24 | Ramos et al[29] | 2019 | 40 | F | Ut | 80 × 45 × 20 | Pharyngitis, odynophagia, dysphagia | Surgical excision | Benign |
25 | Degheili et al[30] | 2019 | 50 | F | Ut | 78 × 54 × 105 | Dyspnea and dysphagia | Surgical excision | Benign |
26 | Matteo et al[31] | 2020 | 22 | M | Lt | 37 × 28 × 70 | Dysphagia | Subtotal esophagectomy | Benign |
27 | Wu et al[7] | 2020 | 67 | F | Ut | 61 × 46 × 60 | Dysphagia and dyspnea | Surgical excision | Benign |
28 | Li et al[11] | 2020 | 59 | M | Lt | 14 × 5 | Upper abdominal distension | Endoscopic submucosal excision | Benign |
29 | Li et al[11] | 2020 | 51 | F | Mt | 18 × 20 | Heartburn | STER | Benign |
30 | Li et al[11] | 2020 | 49 | M | Lt | 28 × 22 | Dysphagia | STER | Benign |
31 | Wang et al[8] | 2021 | 62 | M | Lt | 53 × 39 × 50 | Severe dysphagia | VATS | Benign |
32 | Matsui et al[32] | 2021 | 50 | M | Lt | 20 | Asymptomatic | VATS | Benign |
33 | Khalayleh et al[33] | 2021 | 61 | F | Ut | 50 × 30 | Dysphagia | VATS | Benign |
34 | Zackria et al[15] | 2021 | 78 | F | Ut | 30 | Dysphagia | FNA | Benign |
35 | Khan et al[34] | 2021 | 60 | F | Lt | 76 × 46 × 66 | Dysphagia | Right-sided VATS | Benign |
36 | Wang et al[35] | 2022 | 70 | F | Ut | 32 × 40 × 54 | Dysphagia | VATS | Benign |
37 | Froiio et al[14] | 2022 | 55 | F | Ut | 65 × 47 | Dysphagia | Robotic enucleation | Benign |
38 | Gupta et al[9] | 2022 | 62 | F | Mt | 51 × 31 | Dysphagia | FNA | Benign |
39 | Nashed et al[36] | 2022 | 72 | F | Mt | 29 × 29 × 21 | Dysphagia | STER | Benign |
40 | Current article | 2022 | 62 | M | Mt | 55 × 35 | Dysphagia | STER | Benign |
Table 2 Clinical characteristics of schwannomas
Characteristics | n (%) s (Total 40) | Characteristics | n (%) s (Total 40) | mean ± SD | ||
Location | Upper/middle | 28 (70) | Sex | Male | 13 (32.5) | |
Lower | 7 (17.5) | Female | 26 (65.0) | |||
NA | 5 (12.5) | NA | 1 (2.5) | |||
Malignant findings | Benign | 38 (95) | Age (yr) | 55.92 ± 2.17 | ||
Malignant | 2 (5) |
Table 3 Clinical symptoms
Symptoms | n (%) s (Total 40) |
Dysphagia/odynophagia | 31 (88.57) |
Epigastric pain/upper abdominal distension | 3 (8.57) |
Palpitations/chest pain | 4 (11.43) |
Dyspnea | 5 (14.29) |
Cough | 1 (2.86) |
Hemoptysis | 1 (2.86) |
Loss of consciousness | 1 (2.86) |
Pharyngitis/pharyngodynia | 2 (5.71) |
Asymptomatic | 2 (5.71) |
NA | 5 (14.29) |
Table 4 Management and tumor size
n (%) s | Maximum diameter (mm) | ||||
Total | 40 | mean: 67.25 (± 4.72) | |||
The largest | The smallest | mean ± SD | |||
Management | Surgical excision/VATS | 29 (72.5) | 120 | 20 | 67.25 ± 4.72 |
Endoscopic excision/STER | 5 (12.5) | 29 | 14 | 22.75 ± 3.54 | |
Current article (STER) | 1 (2.5) | 55 | |||
Robot-assisted excision | 2 (5) | 69 | 65 | ||
FNA | 2 (5) | 51 | 30 | ||
Thoracoscopic + endoscopic excision | 1 (2.5) | 60 |
- Citation: Mu YZ, Zhang Q, Zhao J, Liu Y, Kong LW, Ding ZX. Total removal of a large esophageal schwannoma by submucosal tunneling endoscopic resection: A case report and review of literature. World J Clin Cases 2023; 11(11): 2510-2520
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v11/i11/2510.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v11.i11.2510