title: Chondromyxoid fibroma of the chest wall.
abstract: A chondromyxoid fibroma of the chest wall is a rare occurrence. A case study of a 40-year-old woman diagnosed with this tumor in the left chest wall is presented. The lesion was removed by video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS), and the final pathology examination confirmed a chondromyxoid fibroma. At present, this patient has continued to visit our outpatient unit regularly and has shown no recurrence during the past 1 year.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Japan. sakaizawa@inahp.jp
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakaizawa
authors.forename: Ryoichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Amano
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kasuga
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uehara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012272:Ribs / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome