INTRATHORACIC TUMORS

Intrathoracic Fatty Tumors.

Intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis mimicking intrathoracic tumors: A case report

Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) is a rare disease that is characterized by the presence of hemopoietic tissue outside the bone marrow. The masses that form are usually microscopic and asymptomatic, but occasionally lead to tumor-like masses. A 56-year-old male who initially presented to the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University (Hangzhou, China) with upper abdomi...

The chemotherapy of intrathoracic tumors.

Giant intrathoracic benign tumors: more threat than a challenge

Results The mean age was 42,6 ± 16,4 years, with male/female ratio of 0.77. The mean postoperative hospital stay was 8,5 ± 2,52 days and the correlation between tumor size and hospital stay was 0.005. The mean size of the tumors was 13.31 ± 5,4 cm. Correlation between age and tumor size 3.319 and between age and hospital stay 0.032. We performed complete resection via postero-lateral approach w...

Intrathoracic hibernoma.

loculated fat cells morphologically similar to the hibernating gland tissues found in animals was first recognized 95 years ago. It was subsequently termed “hibernoma.” In 1966, 38 cases had been recorded, 4 of which were intrathoracic. Thirty years later, approximately 100 cases had been reported, of which only 7 were intrathoracic. A recent review of the English literature reveals 13 intratho...