title: Thoracoscopic resection of a mediastinal venous hemangioma: Report of a case.
abstract: Mediastinal hemangioma is a rare tumor, accounting for 0.5% or fewer of all mediastinal tumors in most reports. We herein report a case of thoracoscopic resection of venous hemangioma in the middle mediastinum. A 48-year-old man was referred to our hospital for dysphagia. A chest computed tomography scan showed the mass to have a smooth surface and heterogeneous contents. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated the morphology of the vascular tumor to be a hyperintense mass on a T2-weighted image. Using thoracoscopic surgery, the tumor was completely extirpated and confirmed histologically to be a venous hemangioma. In this case, thoracoscopic surgery provided a satisfactory view and facilitated correct handling for the mediastinal venous hemangioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-19-18 Nishishinbashi, Minatoku, Tokyo, 105-0003, Japan.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Odaka
authors.forename: Takeo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakada
authors.forename: Hisatoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Asano
authors.forename: Mitsuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yabe
authors.forename: Noriki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kamiya
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morikawa
mesh_terms: D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014680:Veins / Q000473:pathology