Calcifying fibrous tumor of the mediastinum: A case report

Table 1 Characteristics of ten cases of calcifying fibrous tumor of mediastinum

Ref	Year	Age/sex	Symptoms duration	Localization	Gross examination	Treatment	Follow-up
Dumont et al[6]	1997	23/F	Cough with retrosternal discomfort	Anterior mediastinum	Firm, gray-white, homogeneous, and well circumscribed, non-encapsulated, 11 × 8 × 5 cm, 235 g	OP	Alive, NED after 18 mo follow-up
Jeong et al[7]	1997	54/F	-	Posterior mediastinum	8.5 × 6 × 5 cm, 320 g, clear boundary, grayish white, scattered in light, yellow specks	OP	Alive, NED after 49 mo follow-up
Sigel et al[8]	2001	37/F	NA	Anterior mediastinum	7.0 cm	NA	NA
Nascimento et al[9]	2002	27/M	-	Posterior mediastinum	7 cm	OP	NA
Nascimento et al[9]	2002	31/F	-	Anterior mediastinum	5.5 cm	OP	NA
Sleigh et al[10]	2010	22/F	Persistent cough, hemoptysis, weight loss	Anterior mediastinum and pleura	Circular mass, about 4.7 × 3.3 cm, clear boundary, uncoated film, gray-white; bilateral pleural nodules, 2–4.8 cm or smaller in diameter	OP (the anterior mediastinal and left pleural nodules were all removed, and the right side was not removed)	There was no recurrence in the left after 18 mo follow-up. No change in right lesion
Chang et al[11]	2011	51/M	-	Anterior mediastinum, involving vein	4.2 cm × 2.7 cm × 2.1 cm, clear boundary, uncoated film, gray to yellow	OP	NED after 11 mo follow-up
Chauhan et al[12]	2014	8/M	Chronic cough	Anterior mediastinum	7 cm × 5.5 cm × 3.6 cm, clear boundary, white, firm	OP	No recurrence (follow-up time not recorded)
Dissanayake et al[13]	2016	29/F	-	Anterior mediastinum, involving the thoracic duct	10 × 6 × 5.5 cm, 242 g, whitish tan, fleshy, homogeneous, surfaces with focal areas of yellowish tan, firm calcifications	OP (the thoracic duct was resected along with the mass)	NED after 3 mo follow-up
Present case	2019	31/M	-	Posterior mediastinum	5.5 cm × 3.5 cm × 2.5 cm, firm, grayish white	OP	Alive, NED after 4 mo follow-up

M: Male; F: Female; OP: Operation; NA: Not available; ND: Not done; NED: No evidence of disease; +: Yes; -: No.