Abstract
A rare case of a giant thymoma in a patient witness of Jehova treated by single port thoracoscopic resection is reported. A 78-year-old man with chest pain and mild dyspnea had been previously diagnosed with giant thymoma went to our hospital and asked for second opinion of operation. Computed tomography showed a 12.5 cm × 9.5 cm × 10 cm mass in the anterior mediastinum. Under the request of this patient, he is only willing to receive minimal invasive surgery without blood transfusion. Thirty-six hours after surgical resection, the patient safely discharged from our hospital without complication. Pathological diagnosis indicated a adjustment without capsular invasion, and a diagnosis of Masaoka stage I thymoma was made. Giant mediastinal thymoma is not rare, but how to perform minimal invasive surgery without complication and blood transfusion is a great challenge even for an experienced surgeon.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | E556-E559 |
Journal | Journal of Thoracic Disease |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 01 06 2017 |
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Keywords
- Giant thymoma
- Mediastinal tumor
- Single port video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS)