A LOCALIZED FIBROUS TUMOR (MESOTHELIOMA) IN THE MEDIASTINUM - REPORT OF A CASE

Authors
GOTO Y SAKURADA T SUZUKI I NANJO H MASUDA H
Citation
Y. Goto et al., A LOCALIZED FIBROUS TUMOR (MESOTHELIOMA) IN THE MEDIASTINUM - REPORT OF A CASE, SURGERY TODAY-THE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF SURGERY, 27(9), 1997, pp. 871-873
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
SURGERY TODAY-THE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF SURGERY → ACNP
ISSN journal
09411291
Volume
27
Issue
9
Year of publication
1997
Pages
871 - 873
Database
ISI
SICI code
0941-1291(1997)27:9<871:ALFT(I>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
We report herein the rare case of a 51-year-old Japanese woman who und erwent thoracotomy for a mass in the mediastinum which was found to be a benign localized fibrous tumor, otherwise known as a mesothelioma. The clinical behavior of this tumor is thought to be unpredictable, an d therefore we emphasize that long-term follow-up of patients with loc alized fibrous tumors is necessary, even if the histological features are benign.