Videothoracoscopic resection of a posterior mediastinal tumor

We report a complete videothoracoscopic resection of a posterior mediastinal tumor (neurilemmoma) in a 43-year-old man. The tumor was located in the right cupula of pleura and well demarcated. The tumor was mobilized under videothoracoscopic guidance and extracted from the thoracic cavity through a trocar site. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the postoperative pain could be reduced.