1/6. Primary posterior chest wall echinococcosis.Hydatid cyst is not mentioned among the chest wall tumours in areas not known to harbour echinococcosis. One of the uncommon sites for echinococcosis even in endemic countries is the chest wall. The striking resemblance between neoplasm and hydatid cysts forms a diagnostic dilemma and makes the correct diagnosis essential before surgery.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = neoplasm (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/6. myositis ossificans of the chest wall simulating malignant neoplasm.myositis ossificans originating from the chest wall is extremely rare. We report a case of myositis ossificans occurring in a young woman with progressive painful swelling in the chest wall. Preoperative examination suggested a malignant neoplasm originating from soft tissue. Although rare, myositis ossificans is one of the potential causes of painful swelling in the chest wall, and can be mistaken for a malignant neoplasm.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 6keywords = neoplasm (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/6. Tumour-like presentation of pulmonary sarcoidosis.We report a case of pulmonary sarcoidosis, which initially presented as a left apical infiltrate. The later course mimicked a pulmonary neoplasm, with left upper lobe atelectasis secondary to bronchial stenosis, resulting from both endobronchial sarcoidosis and extrinsic compression by enlarged lymph nodes. Extrinsic pressure from sarcoid nodes on the left main pulmonary artery and recurrent laryngeal nerve, also caused a reduction in pulmonary parenchymal perfusion and left vocal cord paresis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = neoplasm (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/6. Thoracic splenosis twenty-nine years after traumatic splenectomy mimicking intrathoracic neoplasm.Thoracic splenosis refers to a condition of ectopic splenic tissue in the thoracic cavity. It is usually a consequence of splenic tissue seeding in the pleural cavity after thoracoabdominal trauma. A rare case of thoracic splenosis, in a 62-year-old man who had had a traumatic splenectomy due to thoracoabdominal trauma 29 years earlier, is reported. The patient, a heavy smoker, was admitted for evaluation of a left-side thoracic lesion discovered on a plain chest film. bronchoscopy, CT scan and needle biopsy proved inconclusive for the diagnosis. Exploratory thoracotomy was necessary to establish the diagnosis. During the operation, a thoracic splenosis was confirmed. To date, only 28 cases of thoracic splenosis have been reported in the literature. The purpose of this report is to present a new case of splenosis of the thoracic cavity simulating intrathoracic neoplasm.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 5keywords = neoplasm (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/6. Immunology and thoracic surgery.This report reviews the current status of three types of diseases in which knowledge of immunology is changing the practice of thoracic surgery. Evidence is presented for myasthenia gravis being an autoimmune disease. thymectomy is widely considered to be the therapy of choice for patients with generalized myasthenia regardless of age or sex. Opportunistic pulmonary infections of unusual types are being encountered frequently in patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs for organ transplantation or malignancy. The important role of bronchial brushing and open lung biopsy is stressed. immunotherapy of several types is currently being investigated experimentally and clinically and promises to change therapy for bronchogenic and esophageal neoplasms.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = neoplasm (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/6. Pseudometastasis of the chest wall resulting from a Hickman catheter.A 21-year-old woman with a high-grade soft-tissue sarcoma developed a lesion in the soft tissues of her chest wall at the same time that she developed pulmonary metastases from her primary neoplasm. The chest wall lesion diminished in size on sequential computed tomography (CT) scans, indicating that it was a pseudometastasis caused by removal of the patient's indwelling Hickman catheter. awareness that removal of tunneled central venous catheters can produce soft-tissue masses in the chest wall that may mimic metastases may prevent inappropriate staging and treatment of these patients.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = neoplasm (Clic here for more details about this article) |