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Benoit Jacques Bibas1, Ricardo Mingarini Terra, Angelo Fernandez
1Division of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract:
A posterior mediastinal mass was found in a 72-year-old man who complained of progressive shortness of breath. Computed tomography of the thorax showed a well-defined, heterogenous mass measuring 9.5 x 4.0 x 3.0 cm, located in the right costovertebral angle. Complete surgical resection was accomplished through a right posterolateral thoracotomy. The final diagnosis was a leiomyomatous hamartoma of the posterior mediastinum. This is an unusual location for this type of tumor, and it has rarely been reported in the literature.
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