Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2016 Apr;49(2):134-137. 10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.2.134.

Cicatricial Fibromatosis Diagnosis after Suspected Local Recurrence at the Bronchial Stump Following Lobectomy for Lung Cancer

• Hwang WJ
• Lee Y
• Jung SY
• Yeh D
• Park SH
• Yoon YS

• KMID: 2161812
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.2.134

Abstract

A mass excision surrounding the bronchial stump was performed to exclude malignancy in a 42-year-old man who had undergone a right lower lobectomy for lung cancer. The mass was identified as a cicatricial fibroma. Cicatricial fibromatosis, which is desmoid fibromatosis that arises in a surgical scar, is a well-known clinical condition. It consists of histologically benign neoplasms. Their occurrence after thoracic surgery is extremely rare. Biopsy or excision of suspicious lesions is very important for diagnosis. R0 resection remains the principal outcome for intra-thoracic desmoid fibromatosis. We report that a cicatricial fibromatosis in the subcarinal space was removed after suspicion of local recurrence at the bronchial stump follwing lobectomy for lung cancer.

Keyword

Cicatricial fibromatosis; Lobectomy; Desmoid fibromatosis

MeSH Terms

Adult
Biopsy
Cicatrix
Diagnosis*
Fibroma*
Fibromatosis, Aggressive
Humans
Lung Neoplasms*
Lung*
Recurrence*
Thoracic Surgery