Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014; 62(02): 192-195
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1322622
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Intrathoracic Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva

Serdar Özkan
1   Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital for Chest Disease and Chest Surgery, Kecioren, Ankara, Turkey
,
Ebru Alp
2   Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey
,
Funda Demirağ
3   Department of Pathology, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital for Chest Disease and Chest Surgery, Kecioren, Ankara, Turkey
,
Ülkü Yazıcı
1   Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital for Chest Disease and Chest Surgery, Kecioren, Ankara, Turkey
,
Nurettin Karaoğlanoğlu
1   Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ataturk Training and Research Hospital for Chest Disease and Chest Surgery, Kecioren, Ankara, Turkey
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Publikationsverlauf

20. März 2012

23. April 2012

Publikationsdatum:
29. November 2012 (online)

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Abstract

Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva is an extremely rare disease that is usually seen in the form of sporadic cases and seems to be localized outside of the thoracic cavity. Inflammation and trauma are accused in the etiology, and too many diagnostic mistakes are done. The disease, which may present genetic transmission and has not a definitive treatment, was seen as an intrathoracic mass for the first time. Intrathoracic mass was excised, and the cure was achieved in our patient, who was defined to be sporadic as a result of familial screening.