title: Primary mediastinal leiomyoma.
abstract: An elderly woman was seen with a left mediastinal mass in the region of the aortic arch on chest roentgenography. Further imaging with computed tomography, angiography, and magnetic resonance demonstrated a highly vascular neoplasm adjacent to the aortic arch. Pathological analysis of the resected specimen showed a leiomyoma. A brief review of the 10 previous reported cases of primary mediastinal leiomyoma is provided.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shaffer
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Pugatch
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Sugarbaker
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery