title: Intrathoracic fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.
abstract: Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva is an extremely rare disease that is usually seen in the form of sporadic cases and seems to be localized outside of the thoracic cavity. Inflammation and trauma are accused in the etiology, and too many diagnostic mistakes are done. The disease, which may present genetic transmission and has not a definitive treatment, was seen as an intrathoracic mass for the first time. Intrathoracic mass was excised, and the cure was achieved in our patient, who was defined to be sporadic as a result of familial screening.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital for Chest Disease and Chest Surgery, Kecioren, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Özkan
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ebru
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alp
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital for Chest Disease and Chest Surgery, Kecioren, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Funda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Demirağ
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital for Chest Disease and Chest Surgery, Kecioren, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ülkü
authors.initials: Ü
authors.lastname: Yazıcı
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital for Chest Disease and Chest Surgery, Kecioren, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nurettin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karaoğlanoğlu
mesh_terms: D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009221:Myositis Ossificans / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult