A Case of Pleural Schwannoma Which Detected Incidental
Keywords:
Pleural schwannoma, Thorax computed tomography, Transthoracic fine needle aspiration biopsyAbstract
In addition to many devastating consequences of the covid 19 pandemic, which has affected all countries of the world, it has also caused reasons such as the diagnosis of most undiagnosed diseases. One of the most important reasons for this is the use of increasing imaging methods throughout the world during the pandemic. This result has enabled the incidental detection, early diagnosis and treatment of many lung pathologies other than the symptoms. Here, many pleural diseases progress with vague symptoms, and the patient's admission to the health institution is usually delayed. Pleural schwannomas are exceedingly rare neoplasms of the thoracic cavity. In the example of our case; pleural schwannoma, one of the rare pleural diseases detected incidentally, is discussed.
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