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We report an uncommon clinical case of extrathoracic protrusion of a chronic expanding hematoma in the chest, mimicking a soft tissue sarcoma. A 77-year-old Japanese man was successfully treated by chest wall resection and partial decortication of the lung. The postoperative pathology examination confirmed a diagnosis of a granular cell reaction. Details of the clinical and radiographic features are presented.
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Takahama, M., Yamamoto, R., Nakajima, R. et al. Extrathoracic protrusion of a chronic expanding hematoma in the chest mimicking a soft tissue tumor. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 58, 202–204 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-009-0496-z
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