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De Palma A, Quercia R, Ingravallo G, Lorusso M, De Iaco G, Cimmino A, Marulli G. A RARE CASE OF MEDIASTINAL MASSON'S TUMOR MIMICKING A THYMOMA. Ann Thorac Surg 2021; 113:e41-e44. [PMID: 33794162 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.03.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Revised: 03/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
Abstract
Masson's tumor or intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia (IPEH) is a rare non-malignant pseudotumoral disease, arising in different anatomic sites, that can clinically and radiologically mimic various benign and malignant tumors. We report the first case in the literature of a mediastinal Masson's tumor, mimicking a thymoma, in a 48-year old man, successfully treated with surgery. Though surgical removal may be technically difficult due to the intrinsic hypervascularized nature of these pseudotumoral benign lesions, resection is generally recommended as they represent a locus minoris resistentiae of blood vessels, potentially causing fatal bleedings.
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- Angela De Palma
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Section of Pathology, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Section of Pathology, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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Essid MA, Bouzouita A, Blel A, Gharbi M, Chakroun M, Ben Miled A, Ayed H, Cherif M, Ben Slama MR, Derouiche A, Chebil M. Masson's tumor of the kidney: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2018; 12:376. [PMID: 30577814 PMCID: PMC6303989 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-018-1898-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia (known also as Masson's tumor) is a benign vascular lesion that commonly occurs in the skin and is rarely found in solid organs, especially in the kidney. In what follows, we will look into the first case of an unexpectedly diagnosed Masson's tumor of the kidney presenting as a suspicious renal cyst. CASE PRESENTATION A 61-year-old Arab man presented with a left renal cyst, incidentally revealed by ultrasonography. The laboratory values were unremarkable. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a 38 mm left renal midportion Bosniak IV cyst. Our patient underwent a radical nephrectomy. Histopathology revealed the diagnosis of intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia. There was no recurrence detected after 9 years of follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Renal intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia is a rare benign tumor which can mimic a suspicious renal mass on radiological findings. Thus, this entity should be considered more often in the thick of the diagnostic possibilities in order to avoid unnecessary nephrectomies.
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- Mohamed Ali Essid
- Department of Urology, Charles Nicolle University Hospital of Tunis, Boulevard du 9 Avril 1938, 1006, Tunis, Tunisia.
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- Department of Urology, Charles Nicolle University Hospital of Tunis, Boulevard du 9 Avril 1938, 1006, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Pathology, Charles Nicolle University Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Urology, Charles Nicolle University Hospital of Tunis, Boulevard du 9 Avril 1938, 1006, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Urology, Charles Nicolle University Hospital of Tunis, Boulevard du 9 Avril 1938, 1006, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Radiology, Charles Nicolle University Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Urology, Charles Nicolle University Hospital of Tunis, Boulevard du 9 Avril 1938, 1006, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Urology, Charles Nicolle University Hospital of Tunis, Boulevard du 9 Avril 1938, 1006, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Urology, Charles Nicolle University Hospital of Tunis, Boulevard du 9 Avril 1938, 1006, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Urology, Charles Nicolle University Hospital of Tunis, Boulevard du 9 Avril 1938, 1006, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Urology, Charles Nicolle University Hospital of Tunis, Boulevard du 9 Avril 1938, 1006, Tunis, Tunisia
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Lysyy O, Schwartz I, Kolander Y, Strauss S. Sonographic features of intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia (Masson's tumor) in the forearm. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND : JCU 2011; 39:301-303. [PMID: 21547933 DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2010] [Accepted: 08/30/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
Abstract
Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia, also known as Masson's tumor, is a benign, vascular lesion in which there is papillary proliferation of endothelial cells. The lesion presents as a palpable soft-tissue mass, often located within normal or dilated vascular spaces, and may be mistaken for a sarcomatous tumor on imaging. We present the case of an intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia in the forearm, with a remarkable appearance on color Doppler sonography, and suggest that this entity will be encountered more frequently by sonologists in the future.
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- Oleg Lysyy
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel, affiliated with the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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