Calcifying fibrous pseudotumor of the chest wall

Ann Thorac Surg. 1996 Sep;62(3):873-4.

Abstract

This report concerns the finding of a clinically benign 4-cm mass in the anterior thorax of a 12-year-old girl. The tumor was inseparable from the chest wall. A wide excision was performed. Microscopic examination proved it to be a rare but distinctive lesion recently entitled "calcifying fibrous pseudotumor" primarily involving the chest wall. Wide excision is thought necessary to preclude local recurrence.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Calcinosis / diagnosis
  • Calcinosis / pathology*
  • Calcinosis / surgery
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Thoracic Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Thoracic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Thoracic Neoplasms / surgery