Primary mediastinal leiorayoma

An elderly woman was seen with a left mediastinal mass in the region of the aortic arch on chest roentgenography. Further imaging with computed tomography, angiography, and magnetic resonance demonstrated a highly vascular neoplasm adjacent to the aortic arch. Pathological analysis of the resected s...

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Published inThe Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 301 - 302
Main Authors Shaffer, Kitt, Pugatch, Robert D., Sugarbaker, David J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 1990
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Summary:An elderly woman was seen with a left mediastinal mass in the region of the aortic arch on chest roentgenography. Further imaging with computed tomography, angiography, and magnetic resonance demonstrated a highly vascular neoplasm adjacent to the aortic arch. Pathological analysis of the resected specimen showed a leiomyoma. A brief review of the 10 previous reported cases of primary mediastinal leiomyoma is provided.
ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/0003-4975(90)90757-W