Successful surgical management of capillary hemangioma of the anterior mediastinum with recurrent pleural effusion.

• Tác giả: Belal Bin Asaf, Sumit Bangeria, Anmol Bhan, Sukhram Bishnoi, Arvind Kumar, Manan Bharatkumar Parikh, Mohan Venkatesh Pulle, Harsh Vardhan Puri
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 948.5038 *Sweden
• Thông tin xuất bản: India : Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery , 2025
• Bộ sưu tập: NCBI
• ID: 472684

Tóm tắt

We report a case of a 73-year-old male, presenting with persistent cough and shortness of breath. He was diagnosed with an anterior mediastinal mass with significant recurrent loculated pleural effusion. The pre-operative biopsy from the mass was inconclusive. The patient underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic decortication on the left side followed by anterolateral thoracotomy for radical mediastinal mass excision, with notable challenges including mass being densely adherent to critical mediastinal structures intra-operatively and atrial fibrillation postoperatively. Final histopathology was suggestive of "capillary hemangioma." This case highlights the complexity of diagnosing and managing such rare mediastinal mass and the importance of a multidisciplinary approach.