A Patient with aThoracic Tumefation
Tumors of the chest wall are uncommon lesions that comprise a heterogeneous group of neoplasms. These tumors may arise from osseous structures or soft tissues and may be malignant or benign. We describe the case of a proliferative swelling of uncertain origin that led us to suspect a neuroendocrine...
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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| author | Valerio Massimo Magro Michele Caturano Eugenio Boccalone Giovanni Scala Walter Verrusio |
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Tumors of the chest wall are uncommon lesions that comprise a heterogeneous group of neoplasms. These tumors may arise from osseous structures or soft tissues and may be malignant or benign. We describe the case of a proliferative swelling of uncertain origin that led us to suspect a neuroendocrine origin for the mass we observed and studied. Neuroendocrine tumors arise from neuroendocrine cells, which are peptide- and amine-producing cells dispersed throughout the body. Usually, these tumors occur in various organs as intrathoracic or abdominal masses that become manifest after a variable time, usually after inducing a heterogeneous symptomatology secondary to the secretion of various molecules. The case we describe, on the other hand, develops both exophytically and endophytically, first appearing as an externally developing thoracic mass. Subsequent appropriate investigations revealed bone and muscle involvement in the patient’s thoracic cavity. Therefore, we describe our management of a paucisymptomatic patient who presented with a rapidly developing swelling in the intermammary site that progressed equally rapidly.
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| spelling | doaj.art-4eb9fe8707a14ba49d3fd326db1235e02023-12-12T04:39:49ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesCase Reports in Clinical Practice2538-26832538-26912023-12-018310.18502/crcp.v8i3.14230A Patient with aThoracic TumefationValerio Massimo Magro0Michele Caturano1Eugenio Boccalone2Giovanni Scala3Walter Verrusio4Echocardiography unit. Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Piazza L. Miraglia 2, 80100, Naples, ItalyDepartment of Internal Medicine, AORN San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d’Aragona, Salerno, ItalyDepartment of Internal Medicine and Geriatry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, ItalyGeriatrician, doctor responsible for Home Care Center (CAD), RM2 ASL, RomeDepartment of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrological, Anesthesiological and Geriatric Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy Tumors of the chest wall are uncommon lesions that comprise a heterogeneous group of neoplasms. These tumors may arise from osseous structures or soft tissues and may be malignant or benign. We describe the case of a proliferative swelling of uncertain origin that led us to suspect a neuroendocrine origin for the mass we observed and studied. Neuroendocrine tumors arise from neuroendocrine cells, which are peptide- and amine-producing cells dispersed throughout the body. Usually, these tumors occur in various organs as intrathoracic or abdominal masses that become manifest after a variable time, usually after inducing a heterogeneous symptomatology secondary to the secretion of various molecules. The case we describe, on the other hand, develops both exophytically and endophytically, first appearing as an externally developing thoracic mass. Subsequent appropriate investigations revealed bone and muscle involvement in the patient’s thoracic cavity. Therefore, we describe our management of a paucisymptomatic patient who presented with a rapidly developing swelling in the intermammary site that progressed equally rapidly. https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/503Chest wall tumorsNeuroendocrine tumorsThoracic massComputed tomographyBiopsyositron emission tomography |
| spellingShingle | Valerio Massimo Magro Michele Caturano Eugenio Boccalone Giovanni Scala Walter Verrusio A Patient with aThoracic Tumefation Case Reports in Clinical Practice Chest wall tumors Neuroendocrine tumors Thoracic mass Computed tomography Biopsy ositron emission tomography |
| title | A Patient with aThoracic Tumefation |
| title_full | A Patient with aThoracic Tumefation |
| title_fullStr | A Patient with aThoracic Tumefation |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Patient with aThoracic Tumefation |
| title_short | A Patient with aThoracic Tumefation |
| title_sort | patient with athoracic tumefation |
| topic | Chest wall tumors Neuroendocrine tumors Thoracic mass Computed tomography Biopsy ositron emission tomography |
| url | https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/503 |
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