Table 1.
Patients and diseases caracteristics
| Number | 17 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | 11F /6M | |
| Age (years) | 29-67 (mean : 46,2) | |
| Presence of symptoms | 13/17 | |
| Tumor location | Posterior mediastinum | 16 |
| Middle mediastinum | 1 | |
| Intraspinal extension | 1 | |
| Size | Range : 3-6,5 | |
| Surgical procedure | Complete extirpation | 17/17 |
| thoracotomy | All patients | |
| VATS | 0 | |
| Origin | Intercostal nerve : 9 | |
| Vagus nerve : 2 | ||
| Sympathetic chain : 4 | ||
| Undetermined : 2 | ||
| Postoperative complications | Pneumonias : 2 | |
| Phrenic paralesis : 1 | ||
| Wound infection : 2 | ||
| Histology | Schwannoma : 13 | |
| Neurofibroma : 2 | ||
| Ganglioneuroma : 2 | ||
| Recurrence | 0/17 | |