Cicatricial Fibromatosis Diagnosis after Suspected Local Recurrence at the Bronchial Stump Following Lobectomy for Lung Cancer.
10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.2.134
- Author:
Wan Jin HWANG
1
;
Yeiwon LEE
;
Soo Young JUNG
;
Daewook YEH
;
Soon Hyo PARK
;
Yoo Sang YOON
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Konyang University College of Medicine, Korea. v2sky@kyuh.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cicatricial fibromatosis;
Lobectomy;
Desmoid fibromatosis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Biopsy;
Cicatrix;
Diagnosis*;
Fibroma*;
Fibromatosis, Aggressive;
Humans;
Lung Neoplasms*;
Lung*;
Recurrence*;
Thoracic Surgery
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2016;49(2):134-137
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A mass excision surrounding the bronchial stump was performed to exclude malignancy in a 42-year-old man who had undergone a right lower lobectomy for lung cancer. The mass was identified as a cicatricial fibroma. Cicatricial fibromatosis, which is desmoid fibromatosis that arises in a surgical scar, is a well-known clinical condition. It consists of histologically benign neoplasms. Their occurrence after thoracic surgery is extremely rare. Biopsy or excision of suspicious lesions is very important for diagnosis. R0 resection remains the principal outcome for intra-thoracic desmoid fibromatosis. We report that a cicatricial fibromatosis in the subcarinal space was removed after suspicion of local recurrence at the bronchial stump follwing lobectomy for lung cancer.
