Rapid Growing Anterior Mediastinal Leiomyosarcoma with Pericardial Infiltration:Report of a Case

Primary mediastinal leiomyosarcoma is extremely rare, and few reports in the literature have described the clinical features of this malignancy. We report a case of a small anterior mediastinal leiomyosarcoma that showed rapid growth within a short period. An 85-year-old woman showed a small anterior mediastinal tumor on chest computed tomography (CT), three months prior to presentation. Contrast-enhanced chest CT revealed rapid tumor growth, and positron emission tomography/CT revealed significant 18-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake, suggestive of malignancy. Thoracoscopic tumor resection was performed via the left thoracic approach. In addition to the tumor and surrounding anterior mediastinal tissue, we resected an area of pericardial infiltration. The tumor was diagnosed as a primary mediastinal leiomyosarcoma based on histopathological and immunohistochemical findings.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:74

Enthalten in:

Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery - 74(2021), 9 vom: 30. Sept., Seite 720-723

Sprache:

Japanisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sakamoto, Yuki [VerfasserIn]
Mimura, Takeshi [VerfasserIn]
Kamigaichi, Atsushi [VerfasserIn]
Mito, Mineyo [VerfasserIn]
Nakano, Kikuo [VerfasserIn]
Toyota, Naoyuki [VerfasserIn]
Ishikawa, Akira [VerfasserIn]
Kuraoka, Kazuya [VerfasserIn]
Yamashita, Yoshinori [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

0Z5B2CJX4D
Case Reports
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Journal Article

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Date Completed 31.08.2021

Date Revised 31.08.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329895338