Research Journal of Oncology Open Access

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Delta Hospital, Belgium

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• Case Report   
  Case Report: Primary Mediastinal Leiomyoma
  Author(s): Ngoc My Lam*, Matteo Cappello, Annick Foucart and Myriam Remmelink
  
  Background: Programmed the presence of leiomyoma in the anterior mediastinum is uncommun and less than 20 cases were described in the literature. Herein we report a 44 year old woman with an asymptomatic anterior mediastinal mass who underwent complete surgical tumor resection. Methods: Imaging techniques, anatomopathological analysis and immunohistochemical stains were performed to find the diagnosis. Results: The proposed pathological diagnosis is primary mediastinal leiomyoma. Conclusion: Primary mediastinal leiomyoma is a rare benign tumor. It develops from smooth muscle fibers of large vessels or esophagus. Total surgical resection is the treatment of choice. .. View More»
  

  DOI: 10.36648 /iprjo.6.2.7

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