title: A rare inferior middle mediastinal tumor resection under extra-corporeal circulation.
abstract: An inferior middle mediastinal mass was observed in a 51-year-old woman initially presenting as pericardial effusion and mimicking lymph node disease. Thoracotomy demonstrated a tumor invading the posterior atrial wall. Complete resection was possible under the extracorporeal circulation. The tumor proved to be a soft tissue myoepithelioma in an exceptional location. Despite the difficult surgical resection due to location, prognosis of this absolutely rare tumor without cytologic features of malignancy should be good.
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Mehrdad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arab
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Danel
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: d'Attellis
authors.forename: Karine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Juvin
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hernigou
authors.forename: Jean Noel
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Fabiani
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Riquet
mesh_terms: D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009208:Myoepithelioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*