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Chest wall myxoma protruding into the thoracic cavity

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Myxoma protruding from the chest wall into the thoracic cavity is very rare. We report our experience in treating a 42-year-old man admitted for a painless mass on the anterior chest wall. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a sharply defined 5×4×4 cm mass protruding from the chest wall into the thoracic cavity, which we excised surgically. Histologically, the tumor proved to be a myxoma.

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  1. Department of Second Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, 390-8621, Nagano, Japan

    Makoto Kurai MD, Masayuki Haniuda MD, Takeshi Yamanda MD, Akiko Makiuchi MD, Takehiko Sakai MD & Jun Amano MD

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Kurai, M., Haniuda, M., Yamanda, T. et al. Chest wall myxoma protruding into the thoracic cavity. Jpn J Thorac Caridovasc Surg 50, 74–76 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02919669

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