Posterior mediastinal chondromatous hamartoma

Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Apr;83(4):1528-30. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.09.050.

Abstract

A posterior mediastinal mass was found incidentally in a 70-year-old woman during a work-up for an early breast cancer. Computed tomography of the chest showed a well-circumscribed mass near the left subclavian artery and proximal descending aorta. A left video assisted thorascopic excision of the posterior mediastinal mass was performed. Pathologic examination showed it to be a chondromatous hamartoma, representing a very unusual location for this type of tumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnosis*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hamartoma / diagnosis*
  • Hamartoma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Mediastinal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Mediastinal Diseases / surgery
  • Risk Factors
  • Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / methods*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome