An unusual case of calcifying fibrous pseudotumour of the cervicothoracic junction

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2008 Nov;34(5):1123-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.07.040. Epub 2008 Aug 27.

Abstract

Calcifying fibrous pseudotumour is a rare benign tumour of soft tissue origin, occasionally encountered in the thoracic cavity; surgical resection is considered the treatment of choice. Herein we present the case of a young woman who presented with a calcifying fibrous pseudotumour located in the left cervicothoracic junction. At surgery the tumour was found to circumferentially entrap the left subclavian artery and its removal involved segmental artery resection and reconstruction by autologous saphenous vein graft.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Calcinosis / surgery*
  • Cervical Vertebrae
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mediastinal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Mediastinal Diseases / surgery*
  • Subclavian Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Subclavian Artery / surgery*
  • Thoracic Vertebrae
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome