title: Pediculate mucinous cystadenoma difficult to differentiate from pleural tumor.
abstract: We present a case of benign pediculate mucinous cystadenoma in a 60-year-old man. The tumor, which was connected with the lung parenchyma, was difficult to distinguish from a pleural tumor radiographically. Initially, computed tomographic-guided needle aspiration biopsy was performed to confirm the diagnosis, but this was unsuccessful. Therefore, surgical resection was performed to diagnose and treat the tumor, and pathologic examination of the specimen revealed mucinous cystadenoma. The problems associated with the diagnosis and treatment of pediculate mucinous cystadenoma are discussed in light of this case.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Okayama, Japan. hitoshi-iga@hotmail.co.jp
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Igai
authors.forename: Norihito
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Okumura
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohata
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
authors.forename: Kohtaroh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kameyama
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
mesh_terms: D018291:Cystadenoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D013528:Surgical Staplers; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed