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MRI Findings in a Rare Case of Myxofibrosarcoma in the Anterior Mediastinum

전종격동에 발생한 매우 드문 점액섬유육종의 자기공명영상 소견

  • Mi Jin Kim (Department of Radiology, Wonkwang University Hospital, Wonkwang University School of Medicine) ;
  • Se Ri Kang (Department of Radiology, Wonkwang University Hospital, Wonkwang University School of Medicine) ;
  • Ji Young Rho (Department of Radiology, Wonkwang University Hospital, Wonkwang University School of Medicine)
  • 김미진 (원광대학교 의과대학 원광대학교병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 강세리 (원광대학교 의과대학 원광대학교병원 영상의학과) ;
  • 노지영 (원광대학교 의과대학 원광대학교병원 영상의학과)
  • Received : 2022.01.10
  • Accepted : 2022.06.01
  • Published : 2022.11.01
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Abstract

Myxofibrosarcoma is one of the most common soft tissue sarcomas in elderly patients. It often occurs in the extremities, trunk, and retroperitoneum. However, it is rarely observed in the mediastinum, and only a few cases have been reported in the literature. Herein, we present the imaging findings, with an emphasis on the MRI results, of a surgically confirmed anterior mediastinal myxofibrosarcoma in a 66-year-old male.

점액섬유육종은 고령자에서 가장 흔한 연조직 육종 중 하나이며 사지, 몸통 및 후복막에서 흔히 발생한다. 그러나 종격동 점액섬유육종은 매우 드물며 문헌에서도 몇 가지 사례만이 보고되었다. 이에 저자들은 66세 남성에서 수술로 확진된 전종격동 점액섬유육종의 영상 소견을 MRI 소견 중심으로 보고하고자 한다.

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Acknowledgement

This study was supported by Wonkwang University in 2021.

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