%0 Journal Article
%T Rare thoracic mass lesion - Myofibrobastoma
%A Sahni Vaibhav
%A Sunandan Sikdar
%A Agarwal Satish
%A Singh Narinder
%J Indian Journal of Cancer
%D 2005
%I Medknow Publications
%X Mesenchymal soft tissue masses are uncommon tumours of the chest. Myofibroblastoma is a recently described entity consisting of cells with origin from the myoepethelial cell, mostly seen as benign well-circumscribed neoplasms of the breast tissue. Though usually classified as a benign lesion, rarely it can be multifocal and prone to recurrence. We describe below the case of a 26-year-old female who presented with exertional dyspnoea and evidence of a massive mass lesion in the left hemithorax causing mediastinal displacement to the opposite side. On histological and immunophenotypic analysis, a diagnosis of the very rare thoracic myofibroblastoma was made. The incidence, salient features, pathological differential diagnoses and treatment are reviewed.
%K Mesenchymal tumours
%K Myofibroblastoma
%K Pulmonary myofibroblastic tumour
%U http://www.indianjcancer.com/article.asp?issn=0019-509X;year=2005;volume=42;issue=3;spage=161;epage=164;aulast=Sahni