title: Chest wall mesenchymal hamartoma associated with a massive fetal pleural effusion: a case report.
abstract: Abstract We report on an extremely rare chest wall mesenchymal hamartoma associated with a massive fetal pleural effusion. Prenatal ultrasound examination demonstrated a heterogeneous mass in the right thorax associated with a massive pleural effusion and right lung compression at 29 weeks of gestation. The patient underwent pleuroamniotic shunting at 30 weeks and was delivered at 33 weeks by cesarean delivery secondary to fetal distress. After management of the respiratory distress and evaluation of the mass, surgery was performed at day of life 8. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a chest wall mesenchymal hamartoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical School, Saitama 350-8550, Japan. 07aoda@saitama-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Akio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Odaka
authors.forename: Shigeki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Takemaru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanimizu
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawashima
authors.forename: Shigehisa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inokuma
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: Takanobu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hoshino
authors.forename: Kazunor
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Satomi
authors.forename: Daijo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005316:Fetal Distress / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D046128:Fetal Therapies; D005865:Gestational Age; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008648:Mesoderm; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012272:Ribs / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery*; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal