Dumb-bell Tumor of The Anterior Chest Wall
A report is made of a male patient 53 years old presenting a large “dumbbell tumor” of the left side of the anterior chest wall. It had been known by the patient for 6 years but caused no symptoms at all except for its volume. The exact preoperative diagnosis was difficult for even the biopsy disclo...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:rbc.inca.gov.br:article/4149 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/4149 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Carcinoma de Mama in situ/diagnóstico Neoplasias Torácicas Parede Torácica/anormalidades Breast Carcinoma In Situ/diagnosis Thoracic Neoplasms Thoracic Wall/abnormalities Pared Torácica/anomalías |
| Resumo: | A report is made of a male patient 53 years old presenting a large “dumbbell tumor” of the left side of the anterior chest wall. It had been known by the patient for 6 years but caused no symptoms at all except for its volume. The exact preoperative diagnosis was difficult for even the biopsy disclosed only a fibroma and x-ray examination showed two tumors, one on the outter side and the other on the inner side of the thoraciece wall. A tentative diagnosis of fibroma of the chest wall associated to a cyst of the pericardium was made. During operation the tumor of the mammary region showed a pedicle that extended itself through the 4th left intercostal suace. A thoracotomy was therefore perfomed with resection of part of the anterior wall mesureing 9 ems. x 6 ems. in size and including the 4th and 5th cartilages and ribs. A large dumb-bell tumor was then discovered and removed. The defect on the thoracic wall was closed with fascia lata, pectoralis major and skin. The patient had a normal postoperative course and left the hospital 13 days after the operation. The tumor removed was again studied by the pathologist who came to the conclusion that it was not a simple fibroma but a neurinoma (schwanoma) |
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