Bilateral Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery Resection for Multiple Mediastinal Myelolipoma: Report of a Case.
- Author:
Masatoshi NAKAGAWA
1
;
Tadasu KOHNO
;
Mingyon MUN
;
Tomoharu YOSHIYA
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Respiratory Center, Toranomon Hospital, Japan. mnaksrg2@yahoo.co.jp
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mediastinal neoplasms;
Myelolipoma;
Minimally invasive surgery;
Thoracoscopy
- MeSH:
Aged;
Diagnosis;
Mediastinal Neoplasms;
Mediastinum;
Myelolipoma*;
Recurrence;
Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive;
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted*;
Thoracoscopy
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2014;47(2):189-192
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Myelolipoma in the mediastinum is an extremely rare entity. In this report, we present the case of a 79-year-old asymptomatic man who had three bilateral paravertebral mediastinal tumors. The three tumors were resected simultaneously using bilateral three-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). There has been no evidence of recurrence within four years after the operation. Multiple bilateral mediastinal myelolipomas are extremely rare. There are no reports in the English literature of multiple bilateral thoracic myelolipomas that were resected simultaneously using bilateral VATS. We also present characteristic features of myelolipomas, which are helpful for diagnosis.
