Extrathoracic protrusion of a chronic expanding hematoma in the chest mimicking a soft tissue tumor

We report an uncommon clinical case of extrathoracic protrusion of a chronic expanding hematoma in the chest, mimicking a soft tissue sarcoma. A 77-year-old Japanese man was successfully treated by chest wall resection and partial decortication of the lung. The postoperative pathology examination co...

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Veröffentlicht in:	General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2010-04, Vol.58 (4), p.202-204
Hauptverfasser:	Takahama, Makoto, Yamamoto, Ryoji, Nakajima, Ryu, Izumi, Nobuhiro, Tada, Hirohito
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Case Report Diagnosis, Differential Hematoma - diagnosis Hematoma - surgery Humans Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Positron-Emission Tomography Sarcoma - diagnosis Surgical Oncology Thoracic Diseases - diagnosis Thoracic Diseases - surgery Thoracic Neoplasms - diagnosis Thoracic Surgery Thoracotomy Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	We report an uncommon clinical case of extrathoracic protrusion of a chronic expanding hematoma in the chest, mimicking a soft tissue sarcoma. A 77-year-old Japanese man was successfully treated by chest wall resection and partial decortication of the lung. The postoperative pathology examination confirmed a diagnosis of a granular cell reaction. Details of the clinical and radiographic features are presented.
ISSN:	1863-6705 1863-6713
DOI:	10.1007/s11748-009-0496-z