title: Cicatricial Fibromatosis Diagnosis after Suspected Local Recurrence at the Bronchial Stump Following Lobectomy for Lung Cancer.
abstract: A mass excision surrounding the bronchial stump was performed to exclude malignancy in a 42-year-old man who had undergone a right lower lobectomy for lung cancer. The mass was identified as a cicatricial fibroma. Cicatricial fibromatosis, which is desmoid fibromatosis that arises in a surgical scar, is a well-known clinical condition. It consists of histologically benign neoplasms. Their occurrence after thoracic surgery is extremely rare. Biopsy or excision of suspicious lesions is very important for diagnosis. R0 resection remains the principal outcome for intra-thoracic desmoid fibromatosis. We report that a cicatricial fibromatosis in the subcarinal space was removed after suspicion of local recurrence at the bronchial stump follwing lobectomy for lung cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Konyang University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Wan Jin
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Konyang University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Yeiwon
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, DIRAMS.
authors.forename: Soo Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital.
authors.forename: Daewook
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.affiliation: Department Internal Medicine, DIRAMS.
authors.forename: Soon Hyo
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Konyang University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Yoo Sang
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Yoon
keywords: Cicatricial fibromatosis; Desmoid fibromatosis; Lobectomy