Thoracoscopic surgery combined with a supraclavicular approach for removing left superior mediastinal neurogenic tumor

The patient was a 41-year-old female and had been pointed out an abnormal shadow at the left lung apex on the chest X-ray film. Chest computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a left upper mediastinal mass at the Th1 to Th2 level, measuring 30 mm in size, which was suspected to be a neurogenic tumor. Surgical removal of the tumor using thoracoscopic procedure through 3 chest ports combined with a supraclavicular approach was successfully performed. She was discharged from the hospital on the 7th postoperative day. A pathological examination revealed the tumor to be benign neurilemmoma.