[A case of benign mesenchymoma of the chest wall recurred 8 years after the last operation].
Benign Mesenchymoma of the chest wall is very rare neoplasm. We report a case of the tumor. The patient is a 64 year-old male, whose tumor was removed on 1978. Histologically, the tumor was diagnosed as benign mesenchymoma. However, 8 years after the last operation, the tumor recurred in the right chest wall. The tumor was 4.5 X 4.0 cm in size and was removed smoothly n Nov. 1986. It was composed of fat tissue, blood vessels and smooth muscles. One year and two months later, the patient is alive without recurrence.
Ojika
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T
Imaizumi
M
M
Niimi
T
T
Fukatsu
T
T
Nakasima
N
N
Abe
T
T
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008637:Mesenchymoma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000209:etiology*; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery