Chronic expanding hematoma in the chest: A case report

  • Authors:
    • Takafumi Sakuma
    • Norio Takayashiki
    • Kesato Iguchi
    • Katsunori Kagohashi
    • Hiroaki Satoh
    • Kensuke Nakazawa
    • Nobuyuki Hizawa
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  • Published online on: April 24, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.6091
  • Pages: 5457-5460
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Abstract

Chronic expanding hematoma (CEH) is a rare disease that is usually present as a large solitary pulmonary nodule. CEHs are slow growing, but processes underlying their development remain unknown. The present study herein reports the case of a 76‑year‑old male patient with CEH and discusses a number of CEH cases published in the literature. The majority of these previously described patients were Asians. The CEH in the present case was not a successfully resected one, but the patient's clinical course provided information concerning the natural history of the disease. During the clinical course, the patient underwent several chest computed tomography scans. For the present case report, the doubling time and volume change of the mass was calculated, which revealed that the lesion had an inconstant growth rate and that its onset was between 8.2‑11.0 years before the patient succumbed to this disease. Accumulation of knowledge about this rare disease will help to elucidate it further.
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Sakuma T, Takayashiki N, Iguchi K, Kagohashi K, Satoh H, Nakazawa K and Hizawa N: Chronic expanding hematoma in the chest: A case report. Exp Ther Med 15: 5457-5460, 2018.
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Sakuma, T., Takayashiki, N., Iguchi, K., Kagohashi, K., Satoh, H., Nakazawa, K., & Hizawa, N. (2018). Chronic expanding hematoma in the chest: A case report. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 15, 5457-5460. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.6091
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Sakuma, T., Takayashiki, N., Iguchi, K., Kagohashi, K., Satoh, H., Nakazawa, K., Hizawa, N."Chronic expanding hematoma in the chest: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 15.6 (2018): 5457-5460.
Chicago
Sakuma, T., Takayashiki, N., Iguchi, K., Kagohashi, K., Satoh, H., Nakazawa, K., Hizawa, N."Chronic expanding hematoma in the chest: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 15, no. 6 (2018): 5457-5460. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2018.6091