title: Video-assisted thoracic surgery excision of mediastinal hemangioma.
abstract: A 62-year-old woman with a middle mediastinal hemangioma was successfully treated using a video-assisted thoracic surgery approach facilitated by segmental rib resection, despite an initial radiological study that showed encasement by the surrounding great vessels. Pathological examination confirmed a cavernous hemangioma. This approach offers potential resection in difficult cases of mediastinal tumor.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Alexander P H
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Randolph H L
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Innes Y P
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Michael K Y
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Hsin
authors.forename: Malcolm J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Underwood
authors.forename: Anthony P C
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Yim
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy; D012272:Ribs / Q000601:surgery; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome