A case of bilateral posterior mediastinal myelolipoma

AbstractA 23-year-old female patient was referred for treatment of a posterior mediastinal tumour. There was no history of hypertension or headache and no other complaints. The patient’s blood pressure increased to 210/125 mmHg after surgically manipulating the tumour, subsequently reversing to severe hypotension (25/15 mmHg) immediately after the tumour was removed. The life-threatening and irreversible blood pressure drop was difficult to treat with fluid and vasopressors, and the patient ultimately died of cardio-respiratory failure. Asymptomatic paraganglioma can be non-functional but can also be fatal. For any lump in the thoracic cavity, paraganglioma should be ruled out.

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Intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis resembling posterior mediastinal tumor

The American Journal of Medicine ◽

10.1016/s0002-9343(02)01128-2 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 112 (9) ◽

pp. 739-741 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Zahit Bolaman ◽

Mehmet Polatli ◽

Orhan Çildag ◽

G.ürhan Kadıköylü ◽

Nil Çulhacı

Keyword(s):

Mediastinal Tumor ◽

Extramedullary Hematopoiesis ◽

Posterior Mediastinal

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Posterior mediastinal chordoma: MR imaging findings.

American Journal of Roentgenology ◽

10.2214/ajr.166.1.8571897 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 166 (1) ◽

pp. 26-27 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

S Taki ◽

K Kakuda ◽

K Kakuma ◽

R Yamashita ◽

M Kosugi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mr Imaging ◽

Imaging Findings ◽

Posterior Mediastinal

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Posterior mediastinal tumour imitating renal colic in a 15-year-old patient

European Urology Supplements ◽

10.1016/s1569-9056(17)31666-4 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 16 (7) ◽

pp. e2531

Author(s):

M. Lichosik ◽

K. Jobs ◽

A. Czajńska - Deptuła ◽

B. Dembowska-Bagińska ◽

B. Kalicki

Keyword(s):

Renal Colic ◽

Mediastinal Tumour ◽

Posterior Mediastinal

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A giant posterior mediastinal malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor and benign neurofibroma in body surface: a case report

BMC Surgery ◽

10.1186/s12893-021-01122-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Yan Zhang ◽

Hongfei Cai ◽

Guangchao Lv ◽

Yang Li

Keyword(s):

Peripheral Nerve ◽

Neurofibromatosis Type ◽

Posterior Mediastinum ◽

Pathological Examination ◽

Nerve Sheath Tumor ◽

Tumor Type ◽

Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor ◽

Nerve Tumor ◽

Nerve Sheath ◽

Posterior Mediastinal

Abstract Background Neurofibromatosis comprises neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and type 2 (NF2). Major tumor type of NF1 are neurofibroma recognized as benign peripheral nerve tumor, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST), and glioma. Case presentation We report a woman with a special condition, whose tumors in body surfaces were benign neurofibroma and tumors in posterior mediastinum are MPNST. The chest-enhanced CT suggested a round soft tissue density in posteriormediastium. The diagnosis was established by pathology and immunohistochemistry. A single-stage thoracoscopic mediastinal mass resection was performed. The whole operation went smoothly and the CT scan of lungs did not show relapse of tumor three months later. Conclusions The appearance of neurofibroma should draw particular attention to the possibility of developing MPNST. More careful imaging examinations should be carried out, and pathological examination could diagnose it.

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