Double primary tumor, thymic mass and posterior mediastinal neurogenic tumor, in a patient with acute pancreatitis performed with single-staged robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
Finding 2 primary benign lesions at 2 extremes of the mediastinum is a rare event. A minimal invasive operation performed in a single-staged procedure can prove to be difficult, especially when the procedure is performed with a robot. We discuss the positioning and details of the procedure carried out in a 52-year-old woman with acute pancreatitis.
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Guri, South Korea. shchon@hanyang.ac.kr
Soon-Ho
SH
Chon
Sung Ho
SH
Shinn
Dong Seop
DS
Song
Mi Ae
MA
Jeong
D000208:Acute Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*; D012371:Robotics; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D013934:Thymectomy / Q000379:methods*