title: Intrathoracic rupture of an extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma.
abstract: Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (EMC) is typically a slow-growing tumor with a prolonged clinical course. We describe a case of EMC that was complicated by intrathoracic rupture of the tumor and took an aggressive clinical course. A 64-year-old man with a precordial tumor suddenly began suffering from acute chest pain. Radiographic examination revealed a massive pleural effusion. Emergency surgery was performed but resulted in rupture of the pleural side of the tumor. The tumor was resected with the chest wall. The patient died 16 months after surgery owing to abdominal wall recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan. tks1976@shinshu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eguchi
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Gaku
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Kazutoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hamanaka
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiina
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurai
authors.forename: Manna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Amano
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D000208:Acute Disease; D001706:Biopsy; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000209:etiology; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012421:Rupture; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome