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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2019

Calcifying fibrous tumor of the mediastinum: A case report.

Dian-Jun Qi, Qing-Fu Zhang

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Dian-Jun QiDepartment of General Practice, the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning Province, China.
Qing-Fu ZhangDepartment of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital and College of Basic Medical Sciences of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, Liaoning Province, China.
China Medical University · CN

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Abstract

backgroundCalcifying fibrous tumor (CFT) is a rare benign mesenchymal tumor that often occurs in deep soft tissue of children and young adults. CFT rarely occurs in the mediastinum. CASE SUMMARY: In this paper, we describe a 31-year-old male patient with CFT in the mediastinum. The patient did not have any symptoms, and the posterior mediastinal lesion was unintentionally found during routine re-examination of thyroid cancer. The tumor had no adhesion to the surrounding tissue and was successfully and completely removed. Pathology showed a large amount of collagen-rich fibrous connective tissue. There was scattered dystrophic calcification and gravel in the fibrous tissue and a small amount of lymphocyte and plasma cell infiltration and lymphoid follicle formation in the interstitial fluid. In addition, findings showed 20 IgG4+ plasma cells per high-powered field of the diseased tissue, an IgG4+/IgG ratio of about 20%, and normal serum IgG4 levels. The final diagnosis was CFT of the mediastinum (CFTM). No evidence of tumor recurrence was observed by computed tomography at 3 mo after surgery.

conclusionIgG4+ plasma cell enlargement may occur in CFTM, but clinical manifestations and serological tests suggest that it is not IgG4-related disease. We speculate that it may be an independent tumor subtype.

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Calcifying fibrous tumorCase reportIgG4-related diseasesMediastinum

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