Leiomyomatous hamartoma of the posterior mediastinum.
A posterior mediastinal mass was found in a 72-year-old man who complained of progressive shortness of breath. Computed tomography of the thorax showed a well-defined, heterogenous mass measuring 9.5 x 4.0 x 3.0 cm, located in the right costovertebral angle. Complete surgical resection was accomplished through a right posterolateral thoracotomy. The final diagnosis was a leiomyomatous hamartoma of the posterior mediastinum. This is an unusual location for this type of tumor, and it has rarely been reported in the literature.
Bibas
Benoit Jacques
BJ
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
Terra
Ricardo Mingarini
RM
Fernandez
Angelo
A
Shiang
Christina
C
Pêgo-Fernandes
Paulo Manuel
PM
Jatene
Fabio Biscegli
FB
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed