title: Rare mediastinal leiomyoma in a child.
abstract: Leiomyoma of the mediastinum is rare. They are thought to arise from the smooth muscle cells of the media of mediastinal vascular structures and structure containing smooth muscle. Most mediastinal leiomyomas are seen in association with oesophagus in the posterior mediastinum. We present a case of huge leiomyoma in a 1.5 years old male child arising in the lower anterior mediastinum with compression of heart, liver and deformity of rib cage. Median sternotomy and a separate concomitant right mini-thoracotomy was done and tumor excised. Histopathology proved it to be a leiomyoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Kashmir, India. drhzashraf@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Zubair Ashraf
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Hakeem
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Shyam Singh
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Rathore
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Abdul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wahid
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: 1.5 years male child; Compression of heart; Leiomyoma; Mediastinum