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A Case of Pleural Lipoma Treated with Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)

흉강경술로 제거한 흉막지방종 1례

  • Chung, Jae Ho (Department of Internal Medicine, Myoungji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine) ;
  • Moon, Dong Seok (Department of Thoracic Surgery, Myoungji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine) ;
  • Oh, Hwa Eun (Department of Pathology, Myoungji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Chan Sup (Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Myoungji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Jeong Eun (Department of Internal Medicine, Myoungji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine)
  • 정재호 (관동대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 문동석 (관동대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 오화은 (관동대학교 의과대학 병리학교실) ;
  • 박찬섭 (관동대학교 의과대학 진단방사선학교실) ;
  • 최정은 (관동대학교 의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Received : 2005.09.12
  • Accepted : 2005.10.16
  • Published : 2005.11.30
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Abstract

지방종은 아주 흔한 양성종양이지만 흉막에서 발생한 지방종은 드물다. 대부분 무증상이며 우연히 발견되는 경우가 많다. 단순 흉부 X-선 사진상 양성종괴의 모습을 보이며, 전산화 단층촬영에서 특징적인 균질한 지방으로 구성된 종양의 모습을 보인다. 흉막의 지방종의 경우 다른 종양이나 악성 종양을 배제하기 위하여 개흉술을 통한 종양의 제거를 해왔으나 수술 후 통증이 적고 회복이 빠른 흉강경으로 지방종을 제거한 53세 여자환자 1례를 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

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