DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2013.v01i06.009

Pages: 693-694

Schwannoma is a well-encapsulated benign tumor that originates from Schwann cells. Prognosis and progress are excellent, and recurrence of the tumor is sometimes reported after surgical resection . Intrathoracic extrapulmonary schannoma is extremely rare that had grown and bulging inside the thoracic cavity from the lateral chest wall ). Usually, intrathoracic Schwannoma is a found in the posterior mediastinum and bulge from the inner surface of the bony thorax toward the thoracic cavity.We presented this is technique of one port thoracoscopic resection of non-rib-spreading thoracotomy such as 3 cm incision.