Τίτλος:
Malignant triton tumour of the anterior mediastinum as incidental finding
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
A rare case of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour with rhabdomyoblastic differentiation (malignant triton tumour) of the anterior mediastinum in a 30-year-old male is reported. The tumour was an incidental finding during the diagnostic work-up following a motor vehicle accident. The patient underwent median sternotomy with a tumour resection performed. Local relapse was suspected one month later, as per the chest CT-scan, and post-operative chemoradiation was applied, which produced a response. Twelve months later the patient is doing well while radiological findings remain invariable. Localization of a triton tumour in the anterior mediastinum, is extremely rare, adjuvant treatment is necessary, recurrence frequently occurs and the prognosis is dismal.
Συγγραφείς:
Zisis, C.
Fragoulis, S.
Rontogianni, D.
Stratakos, G.
Bellenis, I.
Περιοδικό:
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - Pulmonary Series
Εκδότης:
PI-ME Tipografia Editrice S.r.l.
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
CD57 antigen; desmin; myoglobin; protein S 100, adjuvant chemotherapy; adult; article; cancer surgery; case report; female; granular cell tumor; human; immunoreactivity; incidental finding; mediastinum mass; nerve sheath tumor; neurogenic tumor; postoperative care; sternotomy; thorax pain; thorax radiography; traffic accident; tumor localization
DOI:
10.4081/monaldi.2006.553
