Calcifying fibrous pseudotumor of the mediastinum

Ann Thorac Surg. 1997 Feb;63(2):543-4. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(96)01022-3.

Abstract

Calcifying fibrous pseudotumor has recently been described in the soft tissues. It is a rare benign lesion characterized by the presence of abundant hyalinized collagen with psammomatous or dystrophic calcifications and lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate. We report a case of a young woman with a mediastinal mass treated by a complete resection. The mass had all the pathologic features of calcifying fibrous pseudotumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Calcinosis
  • Female
  • Fibrosis
  • Humans
  • Mediastinal Diseases / pathology
  • Mediastinal Diseases / surgery*