Balassiano M, Reichert N, Rosenman Y, Hertcheg E, Lieberman Y, Yellin A
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Postgrad Med J. 1989 Oct;65(768):788-90. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.65.768.788.
Localized fibrous mesothelioma of the pleura is an uncommon neoplasm. Very rarely (there have been three previous cases) it may occur as an isolated mediastinal tumour. Such a tumour was present for at least 3 years in a 47 year old man, causing shortness of breath and superior vena cava syndrome. A mass weighing over 600 g was completely resected through a median sternotomy. The pertinent literature is reviewed.