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Resection of a plasma cell granuloma combining a conventional posterolateral left-sided thoracotomy with a minimally invasive valve approach

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Plasma cell granuloma (PCG) is a rare benign tumor that is difficult to differentiate from malignancy. Depending on the location of the PCG, surgical management can be challenging. We describe a patient with a PCG involving the left lower lobe extending into the left atrium, that was resected en bloc using a conventional posterolateral thoracotomy combined with a surgical approach predominantly used for minimally invasive mitral valve surgery. This case illustrates how it is possible to utilize a technique used for cardiac surgery for tumors of pulmonary origin involving the heart.

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  • 13 November 2019

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  1. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Nydalen, 0422, Oslo, Norway

    John-Peder Escobar Kvitting

  2. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden

    John-Peder Escobar Kvitting, Ulf Hermansson & Ingemar Vanhanen

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Kvitting, JP.E., Hermansson, U. & Vanhanen, I. Resection of a plasma cell granuloma combining a conventional posterolateral left-sided thoracotomy with a minimally invasive valve approach. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 67, 894–896 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-018-0986-y

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