A rare primary diaphragmatic hemangioma successfully treated by laparoscopic surgery: report of a case.
This report presents a very rare case of a primary diaphragmatic hemangioma, which was successfully treated by laparoscopic surgery. A 64-year-old man with a left diaphragmatic mass without any significant symptoms was treated by laparoscopic surgery and thus was diagnosed to have a diaphragmatic hemangioma following a pathological examination. Laparoscopic treatment in the deep and narrow abdominal spaces such as the diaphragmatic region is very useful as a less invasive treatment, as well as providing an excellent observation from which to make an accurate diagnosis.
Ino
Hideo
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Department of Cancer and Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University, School of Medicine, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
Naitou
Minoru
M
Hato
Shinji
S
Tomiyama
Koji
K
Mandai
Yasuhiro
Y
Hayashi
Tatsuro
T
Okada
Masanori
M
Doihara
Hiroyoshi
H
D003964:Diaphragm / Q000601:surgery*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*