title: [A case of mediastinal fibrosarcoma].
abstract: Mediastinal fibrosarcoma is rare and comprises only 0.18% of mediastinal tumors. A case of mediastinal fibrosarcoma is reported. A 57-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with a chief complaint of chest oppression. Computed tomogram and magnetic resonance imaging revealed an anterior mediastinal tumor expanding beneath the diaphragm. The tumor invaded the pericardium, the left lung and the diaphragm, so extensively resected. The resection was non-curative because of the presence of bloody pericardial effusion and maligant stump of the pericardium. Pathological examination showed fibrosarcoma. Although she recovered well postoperatively, she died with recurrence of the tumor, especially direct oppression of the heart, 8 months after the operation. In this case adjuvant chemotherapy did not effective and noncurative operation did not improve the prorhylaxis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, Kansai Denryoku Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okubo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuwabara
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged