Benign fibrous mesothelioma successfully treated by thoracoscope-assisted surgery: report of a case.
We report herein the case of an 84-year-old man in whom a benign fibrous mesothelioma (BFM) was successfully treated by thoracoscope-assisted surgery. In September 1996, the patient underwent a sigmoidectomy for colon cancer, soon after which a followup examination disclosed a coin lesion on his chest X-ray film. The patient was readmitted to our hospital in November 1996 for further investigation of this tumor. A chest computed tomography scan revealed a 3.5 x 3.0 cm homogeneous tumor arising from the pleura. A needle biopsy was performed under ultrasonographic guidance, and the specimen was histopathologically diagnosed as a BFM. In view of his poor respiratory function, the tumor was excised by thoracoscope-assisted surgery. This case report serves to demonstrate the benefits of thoracoscope-assisted surgery for such patients.
Nakao
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Department of Surgery, Shobara Red Cross Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan.
Sakagami
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K
Uda
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M
Mitsuoka
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S
Ito
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H
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D013906:Thoracoscopy