Huge Hemangioma in the Chest Mimicking a Breast Tumor: Report of a Case

Masao Tadakoshi; Hiroyuki Ishibashi; Yuki Orimoto; Ikuo Sugimoto; Hirohide Iwata; Tetsuya Yamada; Noriyuki Hida; Takashi Ohta

doi:10.3400/avd.cr.11.00030

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Huge Hemangioma in the Chest Mimicking a Breast Tumor: Report of a Case

Masao Tadakoshi, Hiroyuki Ishibashi, Yuki Orimoto, Ikuo Sugimoto, Hirohide Iwata, Tetsuya Yamada, Noriyuki Hida, Takashi Ohta

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Masao Tadakoshi
Department of Vascular Surgery, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Hiroyuki Ishibashi
Department of Vascular Surgery, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Yuki Orimoto
Department of Vascular Surgery, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Ikuo Sugimoto
Department of Vascular Surgery, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Hirohide Iwata
Department of Vascular Surgery, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Tetsuya Yamada
Department of Vascular Surgery, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Noriyuki Hida
Department of Vascular Surgery, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
Takashi Ohta
Department of Vascular Surgery, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan

Keywords: cavernous hemangioma, huge hemangioma, chest

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2012 Volume 5 Issue 2 Pages 222-224

DOI https://doi.org/10.3400/avd.cr.11.00030

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Abstract

A 35 year-old man first noticed an elastic mass like breast tumor in his left chest 17 years ago. It enlarged to the size of a child’s head. Computed tomography showed a well-circumscribed mass in the left chest. Lumpectomy was performed. The mass was located under the thin major pectoralis muscle, covered with a white fibrous capsule. The specimen weighed 1360 g and measured 18 × 14 × 8 cm. Histological examination revealed a cavernous hemangioma. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a chest hemangioma arising from connective tissue and located under the major pectoralis muscle.

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