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Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Excision of Mediastinal Hemangioma

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Department of Surgery Prince of Wales Hospital The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China

Malcolm J Underwood, MD, Tel: +852 2632 2629, Fax: +852 2637 7974, Email: mjunderwood{at}surgery.cuhk.edu.hk, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China.

A 62-year-old woman with a middle mediastinal hemangioma was successfully treated using a video-assisted thoracic surgery approach facilitated by segmental rib resection, despite an initial radiological study that showed encasement by the surrounding great vessels. Pathological examination confirmed a cavernous hemangioma. This approach offers potential resection in difficult cases of mediastinal tumor.

Key Words: Hemangioma • Cavernous • Mediastinal Neoplasms • Thoracic Surgery • Video-Assisted

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009; 17:522-524
© 2009 by SAGE Publications
DOI: 10.1177/0218492309348634