title: Primary clear-cell sarcoma in the mediastinum.
abstract: We report a case of primary clear-cell sarcoma (CCS) in the mediastinum. In October 2011, a 63-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for surgical resection. The tumor was completely excised by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. The tumor was well encapsulated and did not invade the pleura. Histological examination led to a final diagnosis of primary CCS in the mediastinum. The patient remains alive without evidence of recurrence at 15 months after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Yumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshimasu
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oura
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshimitsu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirai
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsumasa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawago
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okamura
keywords: Mediastinal tumor; Sarcoma; Thoracoscopy