Author/Authors :
Aghajanzadeh, Manouchehr guilan university of medical sciences - Razi Hospital- RASHT - Department of Thoracic Surgery, رشت, ايران , Safarpoor, Feizollah guilan university of medical sciences - Razi Hospital- RASHT - Department of Thoracic Surgery, رشت, ايران , Hemati, Hossein guilan university of medical sciences - Razi Hospital- RASHT - Department of Thoracic Surgery, رشت, ايران , Alavi, Ali guilan university of medical sciences - Razi Hospital- RASHT, Respiratory Disease and TB Research Center - Department of Pulmonary Medicine, رشت, ايران , Aghajanzadeh, Gilda guilan university of medical sciences - Razi Hospital- RASHT - Department of Thoracic Surgery, رشت, ايران
Abstract :
The patient was a 35 year-old woman with a 10-month history of breathing difficulty, cough and chest pain. An anterior-posterior chest radiograph revealed opacification of the right hemithorax with reduced right lung volumes. As part of diagnostic evaluation, a computed tomography (CT) scan was performed which showed a huge mass in the right anterior mediastinum with extension to the right side of the pleural space. It was resected through postero-lateral thoracotomy .The patient was discharged in a good condition. The pathology report showed hyaline vascular variant of Castleman,s disease
