Successful removal of a giant recurrent mediastinal liposarcoma involving both hemithoraces
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY, cilt.20, sa.3, ss.647-649, 2001 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2001
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s1010-7940(01)00848-x
- Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.647-649
- Anahtar Kelimeler: liposarcoma, mediastinum, thoracic surgery, MYXOID LIPOSARCOMA, DIAGNOSIS, LIPOMA
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Primary liposarcomas of the mediastinum are unusual tumors. We report herein a case of a 52-year-old woman, who was found to have a mediastinal tumor involving both hemithoraces and radiologically showing non-resectable-invasive features to the adjacent vital structures. She had a history of left thoracotomy for mediastinal schwannoma 14 years previously. The patient underwent an exploratory thoracotomy following a preoperative misdiagnosis of an ancient schwannoma. Complete removal of the tumor was accomplished through a right posterolateral thoracotomy with a subsequent histological diagnosis of a recurrent low-grade liposarcoma. A resectable liposarcoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a mediastinal tumor, although radiologically, the tumor presents with invasive features. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.