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Successful thoracoscopic enucleation of a calcifying fibrous tumor of the lower mediastinum in a young woman.
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Surgical case reports [Surg Case Rep] 2024 Aug 01; Vol. 10 (1), pp. 182. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 01. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background: Calcifying fibrous tumor (CFT) arising from the pleura is a relatively rare benign lesion in young and middle-aged adults. We report a 31-year-old woman with pleural CFT who underwent successful complete thoracoscopic enucleation.<br />Case Presentation: An asymptomatic woman presented with a mass in the right lower lung field that was incidentally detected on a chest X-ray during a routine medical checkup. Chest computed tomography showed a well-defined mass in the lower mediastinum, with a maximum diameter of approximately 5.5 cm. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed no abnormal findings in the esophagus. An endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) revealed a well-defined tumor with no internal blood flow. EUS-fine needle aspiration failed to establish a definitive diagnosis. Therefore, thoracoscopic tumor enucleation was performed for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Based on the histopathological findings of the resected specimen, the presence of a tumor with a high fibrous component in a young woman, and the identification of granulomatous calcifications, a diagnosis of CFT was established.<br />Conclusions: Complete thoracoscopic tumor enucleation was successfully performed for CFT arising from the pleura in a young adult woman.<br /> (© 2024. The Author(s).)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2198-7793
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Surgical case reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 39088123
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-024-01981-z