経胸壁心エコーを利用して切除した同一肋間多発発生神経鞘腫の1例

Application of Ultrasonography in Detecting Multiple Schwannomas from a Single Intercostal Nerve；Report of a Case

胸壁発生の神経原性腫瘍は比較的まれである1）．今回，同一肋間に多発発生した神経鞘腫に対して，経胸壁心エコー（TTE）で腫瘍を同定し，切除した1例を経験したので，文献的報告を加え報告する．

A 31-year-old man was referred to our hospital for chest abnormal shadow on a routine health checkup. Two nodular lesions were found at the 2nd intercostal space by computed tomography. Chest wall ultrasonography showed 2 masses suspecting tumors. Tumors were resected through 3-cm skin incision with the assistance of thoracoscope. Pathological diagnosis was both schwannomas. Ultrasonography was useful in resecting chest wall tumor.