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Adenomatoid tumor of the mediastinum

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Adenomatoid tumors are relatively uncommon benign tumors of mesothelial origin, usually occurring in the male or female genital tracts. Extragenital adenomatoid tumors are quite rare. Here, we report a very rare case of adenomatoid tumor of the mediastinum. A 67-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with an abnormal shadow that appeared on a routine chest radiograph. After further radiological evaluation suggested a diagnosis of thymoma, surgical resection was performed, and histologic and immunohistochemical examination yielded a definitive diagnosis of adenomatoid tumor. The patient remained clinically free of disease at follow-up, 19 months later.

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  1. Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Komaki City Hospital, 1-20 Jobushi, Komaki, Aichi, 485-8520, Japan

    Masaki Goto & Mika Uchiyama

  2. Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories, Komaki City Hospital, Komaki, Japan

    Kyoko Kuwabara

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Goto, M., Uchiyama, M. & Kuwabara, K. Adenomatoid tumor of the mediastinum. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 64, 47–50 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-014-0419-5

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