Abstract
A 94-year-old man with cough presented with a large intrathoracic mass at thoracic imaging. Biopsy indicated a sarcomatous malignancy. There was no radiographic or clinical evidence of metastatic spread. Medical and radiation oncologists believed that chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy would be ineffective. Video-assisted thoracoscopic exploration, followed by left hemiclamshell sternothoracotomy allowed resection of the mass en bloc without complication. Histopathologic review showed a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, a rare soft-tissue sarcoma subtype, and a rare etiology of an intrathoracic mass.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 298-301 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Clinical Pulmonary Medicine |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1 2012 |
Keywords
- malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
- rapidly growing mediastinal mass
- sarcoma
- thoracic surgery
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine