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Tomoyasu Yashiro, Mitsutoshi Shiba, Kouichiro Sato, Osamu Matsuzaki, Toshihiko Iizasa, Mizuto Otsuji, Takehiko Fujisawa |
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Surgery Today; Jan2004, Vol. 34 Issue 1, p58-61, 4p |
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A 67-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of an abnormal chest echoic lesion detected incidentally by echocardiography. A chest roentgenogram showed the presence of a giant mass, and computed tomography of the chest confirmed the presence of a mass with a nonhomogeneous density in the left mediastinum, just adjacent to the left ventricle of the heart. Percutaneous aspiration cytology of the mass showed benign fibrous cells and a small amount of lymphocytes. The preoperative diagnosis of the tumor suggested a thymoma, and the patient underwent a thoracotomy. A pedunculated tumor arose from the visceral pleura of the left upper lobe of the lung, and it was capsulated within the pleura. The tumor measured 15 Ö 12 Ö 8?cm in size and it was successfully resected. The pathological diagnosis of the tumor was benign localized fibrous tumor of the pleura. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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