title: [A case of primary pleural leiomyoma].
abstract: The chest radiograph = of a 33-year-old man showed a mass shadow in the right hilum. CT scanning film revealed a 3 x 2 cm tumor lying against the right pulmonary artery. Bronchoscopy and pulmonary arteriography showed almost normal findings. VATS tumor extirpation was performed. Macroscopically, the tumor was located in a major fissure. The resected specimen was compatible with leiomyoma. Because no organ of origin of the leiomyoma, other than the pleura, was detected, this case was diagnosed as a primary pleural leiomyoma. Primary pleural leiomyoma is very rare, and this report presents the first such case reported in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Internal Medicine, Tsuruoka City Shonai Hospital.
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mochizuki
authors.forename: Tsuneto
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Hirohisa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshizawa
authors.forename: Eiichi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Fumitake
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gejyo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic