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Extrathoracic chronic heamatoma presenting as a chest wall tumor 2 years after a blunt thoracic injury

Authors: Vasileios K Kouritas, Antonios G Roussakis, Konstantinos Soultanis, Ion Bellenis

Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery | Issue 1/2011

Abstract

Chronic expanding heamatomas may present as masses mimicking chest wall tumors. We report the case of a patient who was presented with a giant posterior extrathoracic chest wall tumor. The mass was proven to be a chronic heamatoma possibly developed after a blunt thoracic injury which took place 2 years before presentation and was growing thereafter. Clinicians should have high suspicion of rare entities which mimic tumors and consider any information reported by the patient's history in their diagnostic process.

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Title: Extrathoracic chronic heamatoma presenting as a chest wall tumor 2 years after a blunt thoracic injury
Authors: Vasileios K Kouritas
Antonios G Roussakis
Konstantinos Soultanis
Ion Bellenis
Publication date: 01-12-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1749-8090
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-6-156

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Extrathoracic chronic heamatoma presenting as a chest wall tumor 2 years after a blunt thoracic injury

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