[Thoracoscopic Surgery by Thin Thoracoscope with Fine Needlescopic Forceps for Cavernous Hemangioma in the Chest...

A 27-year-old women was referred to our hospital because of abnormal subpleural nodule in her right thoracic cavity. Chest computed tomography demonstrated an 11 mm nodule with smooth and clear boundary adjacent to the right first rib. Chest magnetic resonance imaging revealed an iso-intensity area on T1-weighted images, a high-intensity on T2-weighted images, and enhanced homogeneously on contrast-enhanced images. Tumor extirpation was performed using a 2.7 mm grasp fine needlescopic forceps, a 3 mm thoracoscope and a 5 mm vascular sealing device. The histological diagnosis was cavernous hemangioma. Thoracoscopic surgery using fine needlescopic forceps and thin thoracoscope is useful in considering esthetic purposes.