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Our 24 Age - year Age - old Age non History - smoking History male Sex patient presented Clinical_event with repeated Detailed_description hemoptysis Sign_symptom in May Date 2008 Date with 4 Duration days Duration of concomitant Detailed_description right Biological_structure thoracic Biological_structure pain Sign_symptom which Detailed_description intensified Detailed_description while Detailed_description breathing Detailed_description .
During holidays History in History his History home History country History , this Cuban Personal_background patient suffered from a cold Sign_symptom with fever Sign_symptom and a strong Severity cough Sign_symptom .
The strong Severity dry Texture cough Coreference persisted Detailed_description after Date recovery Date from Date the Date cold. Date
The patient did not report any loss Sign_symptom of Sign_symptom weight Sign_symptom .
The initial CT Diagnostic_procedure scan Diagnostic_procedure of the thorax Biological_structure showed a 12 Area × Area 4 Area cm Area solid Detailed_description mass Sign_symptom paravertebral Biological_structure right Biological_structure in the lower Biological_structure thorax Biological_structure without any signs of metastases Sign_symptom (Figure 1).
The bronchoscopy Diagnostic_procedure (Figure ​2) with non Detailed_description - bleeding Detailed_description biopsy Diagnostic_procedure revealed a mass Coreference of the lower Biological_structure right Biological_structure bronchus Biological_structure which histologically Diagnostic_procedure and immunohistologically Diagnostic_procedure provided evidence of a granular Disease_disorder cell Disease_disorder or Abrikossoff Disease_disorder tumor Disease_disorder [1].
The bronchial Diagnostic_procedure lavage Diagnostic_procedure which followed was negative Lab_value for malignant Biological_structure cells Biological_structure .
The patient was discharged Clinical_event and surgical intervention was planned.
Four Date days Date after Date discharge Date a spontaneous Detailed_description hemothorax Sign_symptom developed.
The patient needed to be readmitted Clinical_event and the hemothorax Coreference was drained Therapeutic_procedure .
No malignant Sign_symptom cells Sign_symptom were detected in the cytological Diagnostic_procedure examination Diagnostic_procedure of the drained Biological_structure liquid Biological_structure .
After an uneventful course and decreasing Lab_value of the hematoma Sign_symptom , the tumor Sign_symptom was excised Therapeutic_procedure by performing a lower Therapeutic_procedure right Therapeutic_procedure lobectomy Therapeutic_procedure 6 Date months Date after Date the Date initial Date admission. Date
The final histological Diagnostic_procedure examination Diagnostic_procedure confirmed a peribronchial Biological_structure and infiltrating Detailed_description S100 Diagnostic_procedure positive Lab_value tumor Coreference supporting the Schwann cell origin theory with very Lab_value low Lab_value growth Diagnostic_procedure rate Diagnostic_procedure of 2% Lab_value and a size Diagnostic_procedure of 15 Distance mm Distance (Figure ​3).