| Autor: |
Rodríguez PM; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Universitary Hospital of Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, C/Barranco de la Ballena s/n, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Island, Spain. prosu2001@yahoo.es, Freixinet JL, Plaza ML, Camacho R |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery [Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg] 2010 Mar; Vol. 10 (3), pp. 441-2. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Dec 29. |
| DOI: |
10.1510/icvts.2009.219386 |
| Abstrakt: |
Primary pleural leiomyoma is extremely rare and has only been described a few times. We present a case of a young woman with right pleuritic pain. A computed tomography confirmed the existence of a solid right pleural tumor which had compressed and displaced the lung, mediastinum and heart. Percutaneous biopsy showed a 'proliferation of smooth muscle cells without evidence of malignancy'. Surgical excision was done and the tumor was not associated to vascular, broncho-pulmonary or mediastinal structures. The definitive diagnosis was primary pleural leiomyoma. Primary pleural leiomyoma should be included in a differential diagnosis of pleural tumors and suspected in asymptomatic patients with radiologically-apparent benign tumors and the presence of smooth muscle fibers in the biopsy. Complete resection and follow-up is advised because it can grow very large and has malignant potential. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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