title: Leiomyomatous hamartoma of the posterior mediastinum.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Benoit Jacques
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Bibas
authors.forename: Ricardo Mingarini
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Terra
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shiang
authors.forename: Paulo Manuel
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Pêgo-Fernandes
authors.forename: Fabio Biscegli
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Jatene
mesh_terms: 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