• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.97-100
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• 1979

Primary intrathoracic neoplasms occur frequently, and the most frequent intrathoracic tumors are of pulmonary or bronchogenic origin. Second in frequency are mediastinal tumors, and least frequency or comparatively rare are the neoplasms arising from the wall of the thorax and extending into the thoracic cavity. Of all intrathoracic tumors, fibroma is extremely rare. Recently, we have experienced a huge rapid growing intrathoracic fibroma originating from thoracic wall, which is removed successfully and confirmed histopathologically. Authors present one case of fibroma and discussion with a brief review of the relevant literatures.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.28 no.7
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• pp.693-697
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• 1995

Intrathoracic cyst was considered rare entity but one of the important diseases in the field of thoracic surgery. Authors had experienced 17 cases of intrathoracic cysts that were treated in the department of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery of Pusan NationalUniversity Hospital for 10years from January, 1983. to December,1992. The summary is as follows: Their age distribution was from 2 years and 9 months to 59 years of age, mean age 27.2 years. There were 8 males and 9 females. The type of intrathoracic cyst was 10 cases of Bronchogenic cyst, 2 cases of Pericardial cyst and 4 cases of Non specific cyst. The anatomical locations of intrathoracic cysts were 6 cases of anterior mediastinum, 2 cases of middle mediastinum, 3 cases of posterior mediastinum and 6 cases of lung parenchyme. The most common symptom was coughing and followed by general weakness, fatigue, chest pain & discomfort and hemoptysis and 6 patients were asyptomatic. The successful complete removal was done at all cases.Postoperative complications were developed in 5 patients but there was no case of hospital mortality.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.54 no.4
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• pp.286-293
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• 2021

The extracorporeal anastomosis technique for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) intrathoracic esophagogastric anastomosis is a convenient, easy technique to use in VATS esophagectomy. The surgeon can assess the viability and the status of the gastric conduit, and the introduction of a circular stapler can be easily done under direct vision extracorporeally, enabling easy and simple VATS intrathoracic anastomosis between the esophagus and the gastric conduit.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.42 no.1
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• pp.131-133
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• 2009

Intrathoracic goiters consist of two types: the primary and secondary type. Primary intrathoracic goiters are very rare. We report here on a case that was resected with using the thoracoscopic assist technique. The transthoracic or transsternal approach is necessary for primary goiters to remove them completely without complications.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.416-420
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• 2023

Blunt intrathoracic tracheal injuries are rare, even among blunt chest trauma patients. An early diagnosis based on a high index of suspicion allows for timely surgical management of potentially fatal airway trauma, thereby improving overall outcomes. Diagnosing these injuries can be difficult due to their nonspecific clinical features and the occasional difficulty in radiologic diagnosis. If a patient exhibits respiratory compromise with difficult ventilation and poor lung expansion, despite the insertion and management of an intercostal drain following high-energy blunt trauma, there should be a heightened suspicion of potential airway trauma. The aim of primary repair is to restore airway integrity and to minimize the loss of pulmonary parenchyma function. This case report discusses the rare clinical presentation of a patient with blunt trauma to the intrathoracic airway, the surgical management thereof, and his overall outcome. Although blunt traumatic injuries of the trachea are extremely rare and often fatal, early surgical intervention can potentially reduce the risk of mortality.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.453-456
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• 1986

Primary intrathoracic liposarcomas are extremely rare tumors. 50 cases of mediastinal liposarcoma till 1977 have been recorded in the world literature, and 2 cases of pleural origin were reported in 1967. We report two cases, one is mediastinal origin and the other is pleural origin.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.67 no.5
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• pp.449-453
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• 2009

Desmoid tumor (fibromatosis) is a histologically benign fibrous neoplasm showing locally infiltrating growth. This type of tumor commonly occurs in the abdomen, but intrathoracic desmoid tumor is uncommon. To date, 12 cases of intrathoracic desmoid tumor protruding into the pleural cavity, radiologically mimicking pleural masses, have been reported. Here, we report on a case of intrathoracic desmoid tumor protruding into the pleural cavity, and partially covered by parietal pleura. The main preoperative differential diagnoses included pleural solitary fibrous tumor, inflammatory pseudotumor or malignant mesothelioma. A near-total mass excision was performed. Pathologically, the tumor was composed of a paucicellular arrangement of spindle-shaped cells with fibromyxoid stroma. The resection margin was partially involved with spindle cells present. On histochemical staining, the spindle cells were strongly positive for vimentin and negative for CD34, consistent with a desmoid tumor. The patient was stable without further adjuvant treatment during 6-years of follow-up.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• v.59 no.6
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• pp.650-654
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• 2016

Intrathoracic meningoceles are relatively rare entities found in patients with neurofibromatosis type I (NF1). Given that both the BRCA1 and NF-1 genes are located on the same long arm of chromosome 17, one would expect concurrence of neurofibromatosis and breast cancer. However, incidence of such co-disorders is very rare in the literature. Here, the authors report a case of a 50-year-old female patient with NF-1 and concurrent cancer of the left breast, who had a huge bilobulated intrathoracic meningocele with thoracic dystrophic scoliosis, treated surgically via a posterior-only approach for the meningocele and spinal deformity in the same setting.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.338-341
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• 2000

Renal transplant recipients who received immunosuporessive agent are in high risk of development Kaposi's sarcoma. In Korea a few report of Kaposi's sarcoma has been pubilshed but any report of intrathoracic Kaposi's sarcoma provedn by open lung biopsy has not been pulbilshed until now. We report a case of intrathoracic Kaposi's sarcoma developed in a 25 year old Korean man, who had been operated renal transplantation due to end stage renal disease and received cyclosporine and prednisolone as immunosuppessive agent, without any other organ involvment and was proven by open lung biopsy. Although discontinuation of immunosuppressive agent, temporary symptomatic and radilolgic improvement were observed, he died 11 days later after open lung biopsy because of intractable resiratory failure.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.25 no.10
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• pp.1116-1120
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• 1992

Posterior mediastinal goiter extending to carotid sheath posteriorly is rare repoted case. Recently we experienced huge posterior mediastinal goiter with compressin of trachea in 57-year old male, The patient that complained of dyspnea referred to our hospital for further evaluation of mediasitnal tumor. We confirmed huge secondary posterior mediastinal intrathoracic goiter with diagnostic methods following by chest X-ray, thyroid scan, chest CT, and CT guided fine needle aspiration biopsy in this patient, and performed operation for excision Exision of posterior mediasitnal goiter performed through initial transeverse cervical incision and additional median sternotomy, and the mass removed completely without any complications. The postoperative course were uneventful.