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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005;27:353-355
© 2005 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Calcifying fibrous pseudotumor causing thoracic outlet syndrome

^a Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Kyonggi Do, Kyomun Dong 249-1, Guri 471-701, South Korea
^b Department of Pathology, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Guri, South Korea

Received 13 September 2004; received in revised form 4 November 2004; accepted 8 November 2004.

^* Corresponding author. Tel.: +82 31 560 2301; fax: +82 31 568 9948. (E-mail: cblee{at}hanyang.ac.kr).

Calcifying fibrous pseudotumor (CFP) is a relatively rare benign mass lesion that generally involves the soft tissues. We report a case of CFP occurring in an extremely rare location. The patient is a 34-year-old woman presenting symptoms of numbness of her right upper extremity caused by a CFP in her thoracic outlet and we discuss its clinical significance with a review of the literature.

Key Words: Thoracic outlet • Tumor, benign • Calcifying fibrous pseudotumor