Patel A M, Trastek V F, Coles D T
Division of Thoracic Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
Chest. 1994 Jan;105(1):284-5. doi: 10.1378/chest.105.1.284.
Gossypibomas, masses of retained cotton materials, may produce a variety of postoperative complications. This case report of hemoptysis of 18 months' duration and cavitating chest masses in a 62-year-old man with previous cardiac operations illustrates several salient features about the presentation, differential diagnosis, and management of gossypibomas.
棉屑瘤,即残留棉制品形成的肿块,可能引发多种术后并发症。本病例报告讲述了一名62岁曾接受心脏手术的男性,出现持续18个月的咯血以及胸部空洞性肿块,该病例说明了棉屑瘤在临床表现、鉴别诊断及处理方面的几个显著特点。