Jin‑You Jhana,b, Yi‑Tso Chenga,b, Jui‑Chih Changa,b, Bing‑Ru Chunga,b, Nai‑Wei Huanga,b, Bee‑Song Changb,c*
aDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan, bSchool of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, cDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
Open Access funded by Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation
Abstract
A 44‑year‑old female presented with cavernous hemangioma of the posterior mediastinum. Imaging revealed that it was approximately 2 cm in size and without an arterial supply from either the thoracic aorta or intercostal artery. The patient was treated with intraoperative sclerotherapy and hemangioma resection by uniport thoracoscopic surgery via a small 3‑cm surgical wound. The surgical outcome and follow‑up were good.
Keywords: Adult, Chest wall, Mediastinal tumor, Thoracoscopy/video‑assisted thoracoscopic surgery, Venous disease