Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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Calcifying Fibrous Pseudotumor of the Anterior Mediastinum

  • Chang, Jee-Won (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Jeju National University Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Jo-Heon (Department of Pathology, Jeju National University Hospital) ;
  • Maeng, Young-Hee (Department of Pathology, Jeju National University Hospital)
  • Received : 2011.03.02
  • Accepted : 2011.04.01
  • Published : 2011.08.05
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Abstract

Calcifying fibrous pseudotumors are rare soft-tissue lesions pathologically characterized by hyalinized collagen, psam-momatous or dystrophic calcification, and lympho-plasmacyte infiltration. They are clinically benign with an extremely low rate of recurrence and complete surgical resection is known to be the treatment of choice. We performed the resection of a calcifying fibrous pseudotumors in the anterior mediastinum without complications.

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