title: Chest wall myxoma protruding into the thoracic cavity.
abstract: Myxoma protruding from the chest wall into the thoracic cavity is very rare. We report our experience in treating a 42-year-old man admitted for a painless mass on the anterior chest wall. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a sharply defined 5 x 4 x 4 cm mass protruding from the chest wall into the thoracic cavity, which we excised surgically. Histologically, the tumor proved to be a myxoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Second Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurai
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haniuda
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamanda
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Makiuchi
authors.forename: Takehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Amano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013909:Thorax / Q000473:pathology*