{"paper_id":"66f022c6-d326-4aa1-8970-3b86bf25fd27","body_text":"Case Reports\nGiant Leiomyoma Arising from the Mediastinal Pleura: A Case Report\nKeywords:\nleiomyoma,\nmediastinal pleura,\ncomputed tomography,\nmagnetic resonance imaging,\npositron emission tomography\n2017 Volume 23 Issue 3 Pages 153-156\nDetails\nAbstract\nThis report presents a rare case involving a patient with a giant leiomyoma originating from the mediastinal pleura. The patient underwent a medical examination, and chest radiography revealed a giant tumor. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a well demarcated, heterogeneous mass which seemed to originate from the posterior mediastinum. Positron emission tomography (PET) showed the uptake of this tumor with a standardized uptake value of 4.9. We suspected that this tumor was a solitary fibrous tumor, and the patient underwent a surgical resection. Intraoperative exploration revealed a well-encapsulated tumor measuring 15 × 11 cm that appeared to originate from the mediastinal pleura. Immunohistochemical findings revealed a benign leiomyoma. We finally diagnosed the patient with a mediastinal leiomyoma. The present report describes CT, MRI, and PET findings of leiomyoma, and presents a review of relevant literature.\n© 2017 The Editorial Committee of Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery\nThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons [Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International] license.\nhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/\nFavorites & Alerts\nRecently viewed articles","source_license":"CC-BY-4.0","license_restricted":false}