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- Title
Thoracoscopic resection of a mediastinal venous hemangioma: Report of a case.
- Authors
Odaka, Makoto; Nakada, Takeo; Asano, Hisatoshi; Yabe, Mitsuo; Kamiya, Noriki; Hirano, Jun; Morikawa, Toshiaki
- 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.
- Subjects
CASE studies; HEMANGIOMAS; MEDIASTINAL tumors; DEGLUTITION disorders; OLDER men; DISEASES in older people
- Publication
Surgery Today, 2011, Vol 41, Issue 10, p1455
- ISSN
0941-1291
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00595-010-4461-3