Case Report

Primary Pleural Benign Myxoid Schwannoma in an 18-Year-Old Female: A Case Report and Literature Review

Figure 2

Microscopic examination of pleural mass (hematoxylin and eosin [H&E] stain). (a) Encapsulated mass with marked myxoid changes. (b) Monomorphic spindled Schwann cells forming cellular Antoni A areas with nuclear palisading and Verocay bodies alternating with hypocellular myxoid area. (c) Schwann cells with inconspicuous cytoplasm and nuclei suspended in myxoid matrix and areas of typical perivascular hyalinization.
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