Mesenchymoma of the chest wall in children
| Autor: | Veli-Matti Kosma, Jyrki Vainio, Eskelinen M |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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Male
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine medicine.medical_specialty Rib cage medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Bone Neoplasms Ribs Physical examination Computed tomography Partial resection medicine.disease Asymptomatic Mesenchymoma Child Preschool medicine Humans Hamartoma Surgery Radiology medicine.symptom Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Rare disease |
| Zdroj: | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 52:291-293 |
| ISSN: | 0003-4975 |
| Popis: | Benign chest wall mesenchymoma in children is an extremely rare disease. Only 20 patients have been reported in the world literature. We report a chest wall mesenchymoma in a 2-year-old boy who was admitted to the hospital after a routine chest roentgenogram showed a mass in the right upper chest wall. The patient was asymptomatic. Clinical examination was negative, but chest roentgenograms and computed tomography showed a mass in the right upper chest wall involving the third rib. A 2 x 2 x 1.5-cm tumor was excised totally with partial resection of the third rib. The histology of the lesion corresponded to a mesenchymoma (hamartoma) of the chest wall. Our patient has been followed up for 8 years without recurrence. |
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