title: A rare primary diaphragmatic hemangioma successfully treated by laparoscopic surgery: report of a case.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cancer and Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University, School of Medicine, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ino
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naitou
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hato
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tomiyama
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mandai
authors.forename: Tatsuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Hiroyoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Doihara
mesh_terms: 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*