Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2003 Feb;36(2):113-117.
Idiopathic Mediastinal Fibrosis (2 case)
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Anam Hospital, Korea University Medical Center, Korea. ktkim@korea.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, Anam Hospital, Korea University Medical Center, Korea.
- 3Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kangwon National University Medical School, Korea.
Abstract
- Idiopathic mediastinal fibrosis is very rare. We report two cases of a 41-year-old man and 65-year-old man who presented with backache and vocal cord palsy, subsequently confirmed to be idiopathic mediastinal fibrosis. Preoperative chest computed tomography showed a mediastinal mass and oracoscopic biopsy was preformed. The mass was hard, dense and partially calcified, and adhered the adjacent mediastinal structure. Postoperative medical treatment was not performed, and during 5 and 7 month follow-up has not demonstrated any complication.
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