Primary Hemangioma of the Diaphragm Report of a case

A rare case of primary hemangioma of the diaphragm is reported. A 67 year-old female was admitted to the hospital because of right hypochondriac pain and general fatigue in February, 1980. A chest X-ray film showed deformity of the right diaphragm. A liver cyst was suspected, but the symptoms subsid...

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Published inThe Japanese journal of thoracic diseases Vol. 21; no. 6; pp. 587 - 590
Main Authors Saito, Hiroshi, Nomura, Fumio, Murate, Takanao, Sakai, Shuzo, Kobayashi, Takashi, Ishioroshi, Yasutaka, Mizuno, Shunichi, Hiramatsu, Hayao, Uno, Yutaka
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published The Japanese Respiratory Society 25.06.1983
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Summary:A rare case of primary hemangioma of the diaphragm is reported. A 67 year-old female was admitted to the hospital because of right hypochondriac pain and general fatigue in February, 1980. A chest X-ray film showed deformity of the right diaphragm. A liver cyst was suspected, but the symptoms subsided and she was discharged. She was readmitted with a recurrence of right hypochondriac pain in April, 1982. No additional change in the chest X-ray film was noticed. Pneumothorax and pneumoperitoneum disclosed a tumor of the diaphragm. A round, smooth-surfaced tumor was resected. The tumor was 6×4.5×4cm in size and 60g in weight. Macroscopically, it was encapsulated and conisted of a coagulated and necrotic mass. Microscopically, vascular structures were found in the peripheral area of the tumor. A diagnosis of hemangioma was made.
ISSN:0301-1542
1883-471X
DOI:10.11389/jjrs1963.21.587