A rare inferior middle mediastinal tumor resection under extra-corporeal circulation.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
An inferior middle mediastinal mass was observed in a 51-year-old woman initially presenting as pericardial effusion and mimicking lymph node disease. Thoracotomy demonstrated a tumor invading the posterior atrial wall. Complete resection was possible under the extracorporeal circulation. The tumor proved to be a soft tissue myoepithelioma in an exceptional location. Despite the difficult surgical resection due to location, prognosis of this absolutely rare tumor without cytologic features of malignancy should be good.
Medical subject headings
- Extracorporeal Circulation
- Mediastinal Neoplasms
- Myoepithelioma
- Soft Tissue Neoplasms