title: Angioleiomyoma of the diaphragm.
abstract: We report a case of a large symptomatic angioleiomyoma of the diaphragm. The tumor was diagnosed by computed tomography and videothoracoscopic biopsy. We removed the tumor through a left thoracolaparotomy. Three months later, a local recurrence was removed through an upper midline laparotomy. The patient remains without evidence of a recurrence 48 months after the second operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Bronovo Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands. avanrijn@worldonline.nl
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: van Rijn
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: van Kralingen
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Koelma
mesh_terms: D018229:Angiomyoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed