Table 1.

The clinico-radiological features of previously reported cases of ancient schwannoma arising from the thoracic cavity

Author	Age/gender	Site	Clinical presentation	Radiological findings
Petteruti et al. [4]	56/F	Superior right lobe	Inspiratory dyspnoea, dry cough, vague right chest pain and right arm pain	CECT chest: a large well circumscribed heterogeneous tumour of 76,665 cm, with punctuate calcifications and focal low-density areas, located in the posterior mediastinum
Gilbert et al. [8]	53/F	Pleura	Sudden onset breathlessness, cough with expectoration	CECT chest: a large spherical shaped heterogeneously enhancing mass lesion (12 cm) with calcifications in the lower half of posterior third of the right thoracic cavity
Kale et al. [9]	51/F	Chest wall	Pain in the right side of the chest and cough	CECT chest: a right sided pleural based mass 14.1 cm × 9.1 cm × 8.8 cm occupying mid and lower zones of thorax
Quartey et al. [10]	47/M	Posterior mediastinum	Severe mid back pain	CECT chest: a 20.5 × 15.5 × 16.0 cm heterogeneous mass in the left posterior mediastinum with effacement of the left lower lobe
Fay et al. [11]	23/F	Posterior mediastinum	Intermittent cough and vague chest heaviness	CECT chest: a large posterior apical mass with midline shift of the upper mediastinal contents and resultant tracheal narrowing

CECT contrast-enhanced computed tomography