A rare case of chest wall lipoma growing into the pleural cavity: a case report
| Autor: | Bu Hyeon Choi, Hyo Joon Jang, Seong Oh Park |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Thorax Male medicine.medical_specialty Chest wall lipoma RD1-811 Case Report Case presentation 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Anesthesiology Chest Wall Lipoma Rare case medicine otorhinolaryngologic diseases Humans RD78.3-87.3 Thoracic Wall Pleural Cavity business.industry Thoracoscopy General Medicine Pleural cavity Lipoma Middle Aged Thoracic Neoplasms medicine.disease Cardiac surgery body regions stomatognathic diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Cardiothoracic surgery 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Deep-seated lipoma Surgery Dumbbell shape Radiology Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2021) |
| Popis: | Background Several cases of lipoma in unusual locations in the thorax have been reported. Appropriate surgical treatment depending on the location and shape is often required. Case presentation We herein report an extremely rare case of a chest wall lipoma growing into the pleural cavity. The tumor was successfully removed without damaging the capsule by a combination of direct and thoracoscopic approaches. Conclusions Chest wall lipomas growing into pleural cavity can be successfully treated by a combination of direct and thoracoscopic approaches. |
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