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Case Reports

Leiomyomatous Hamartoma of the Posterior Mediastinum

^a Division of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil
^b Division of Pathology, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil

Accepted for publication June 9, 2009.

^_* Address correspondence to Dr Terra, Al Fernão Cardim 161, Ap. 61, São Paulo, 01403-020, Brazil (Email: rmterra{at}uol.com.br).

A posterior mediastinal mass was found in a 72-year-old man who complained of progressive shortness of breath. Computed tomography of the thorax showed a well-defined, heterogenous mass measuring 9.5 x 4.0 x 3.0 cm, located in the right costovertebral angle. Complete surgical resection was accomplished through a right posterolateral thoracotomy. The final diagnosis was a leiomyomatous hamartoma of the posterior mediastinum. This is an unusual location for this type of tumor, and it has rarely been reported in the literature.