• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.40 no.7 s.276
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• pp.523-525
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• 2007

Cystic lymphangioma is also called cystic hygroma, and it usually appears in the cervico-facial and axillary regions. It is usually apparent at birth and 90% of the cases appear at the end of second year. We have experienced a 64 year-old-male who had a large cystic lymphangioma in the left posterior chest wall. Surgical excision was done, and his postoperative course was uneventful. He has been well for two years postoperatively.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.343-348
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• 1977

The author reviewed 10 patients of chest wall tumors which were operated during 7 years, from 1970 to 1976, in Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery in Chonnam University Hospital. Benign tumors were 6 patients, malignant tumors were 2 patients and metastatic tumors were 2 patients. Benign tumors were more than malignant tumors, but total cases were small, so, statistical analysis was not enough. Specific symptoms of chest wall tumor were swelling due to mass and pain. All cases had swelling due to mass and 4 cases [40%] had pain. Dyspnea was noted in metastatic tumors. The review of the literatures was also done.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.12-14
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• 1982

21 cases of the chest wall tumors that were operated and proved by pathologically at the dept. of thoracic & cardlovascular surgery, SNUH during 16 years from 1965 to 1981 were reviewed. The results are as follows: 1.Benign tumors were 11 cases. Primary malignant tumors were 7 cases. Metastatic tumors were 3 cases. 2.Incidence rate of male to female was 1.5:1. 3.Main symptoms were palpable mass [52.4%] and localized chest pain [14.3%]. 4.Locations of tumors were rib [61.9%], soft tissues and muscle [33.3%] and sternum [4.8%]. We excluded the Tbc, rib carles from the chest wall tumors.

• Proceedings of the KTCVS Conference
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• 1996.10a
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• pp.96-96
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• 1996

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.42 no.6
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• pp.796-799
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• 2009

A 63 year-old woman visited our hospital with a palpable chest wall mass in the infrascapular region. We performed excision of the mass. The mass was histolocally diagnosed as elastofibroma. Elastofibroma is characterized by the proliferation of fibrous tissue with elastin. It is a relatively slow growing benign soft tissue tumor and it is most often found in the infrascapular region. We have experienced a cases of this rare disease and we report on it together with a review of the relevant literature.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.32 no.9
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• pp.855-857
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• 1999

Lymphangioma(or cystic hygroma) of the chest wall is rare case. We experienced one such case in a 16-year-old girl who complained of a large recurrent mass on her right upper post erolateral chest wall which had developed several years ago. The diagnosis was made following a physical examination, chest magnetic resonance imaging(MRI), and radio isotope (RI) lymphangiogrphy and was confirmed by a histopathological examination. We performed total excision of the lesion followed by a repeated sclerosing therapy with intralesional injection of Vibramycin.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.43 no.6
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• pp.790-792
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• 2010

A 77-year-old man presented with a huge protruding mass on the left anterior chest wall. The tumor was resected and diagnosed as dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP). DFSP is an uncommon, intermediate-grade mesenchymal cutaneous tumor which extends deep into subcutaneous tissue and may invade through the fascial planes and into muscle but rarely metastasize. Histologically, DFSP is composed of spindle cells arranged in an irregularly whorled or storiform pattern. The histological diagnosis can be confirmed with immunohistochemical staining for CD34. We report a case of DFSP. The tumor was completely excised and the chest wall was reconstructed using latissimus dorsi muscle flap and skin graft.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.35 no.8
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• pp.638-641
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• 2002

Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma is a recently recognized, uncommon soft tissue neoplasm. It has a tendency to develop in deep soft tissue of young adults and a possibility of local recurrence or distant metastasis. Diagnostic criteria have not been well defined and this tumor has not been accepted as a distinct entity. Histologically, it is characterized by the presence of bland spindle cells with mainly whorled pattern of growth, set in alternating areas with a myxoid or fibrous stroma. Careful consideration of the morphological and immunohistochemical features of this tumor permit a positive diagnosis of low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma and allow its distinction from a number of other benign and malignant soft tissue neoplasms. We experienced a low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma in chest wall and report this case with a review of the literature.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.30 no.11
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• pp.1154-1158
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• 1997

Synovial sarcoma is an uncommon malignant mesenchymal tumor that occurs in the vicinity of the joints, bursae, and tendon sheaths. Typically the lesions are located in the extremities, especially in the lower extremities. They also occur in the abdominal and thoracic walls, but rarely in the head and neck. We experienced a case of synovial sarcoma of the rib in 17-year -old woman. We performed on bloc chest wall resection including the right second rib tumor, fi st and third ribs. The postoperative course was uneventful. She received chemotherapy because of a relapse of the tumor in sternum and both lung during follow-up.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.472-476
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• 1996

Malignant flrous histiocytoma is a rare deep-seated pleomorphlc sarcoma, although its incidence Increasing. In this report, we present a case of a malignant fibrous histiocytoma, arising in the left chest wall in a 37-year-ol4 male patient. He underwent radical on bloc resection which include excision of tumor on left upper chest wall with resection of ribs from the first to third, left upper lo ectomy and chest wall reconstruction with Marled Mesh. However, he had local recurrence and distant metastasis within 12 months of the original operation. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma is an agrressive disease entity, with a propensity for early and distant spread.