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GALLEGOS M, Iván et al. Adenomatoid pleural tumor. Rev Chil Cir [online]. 2015, vol.67, n.5, pp.531-534. ISSN 0718-4026.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-40262015000500012.

Introduction: Adenomatoid tumors are rare benign neoplasms, pleural is a very rare location, reporting only 4 cases worldwide and none in our country. Case report: A 30 year-old female patient, that in the context of a preventive health examination, presents a mediastinal solid mass in the right hemithorax, in the thorax radiography. The lesion of 8 cm x 7 cm x 2.4 cm was surgically removed. Histology shows a lesion compatible with pleural adenomatoid tumor and inmunohistochemistry is positive for markers such as calretinin and cytokeratin 5/6. Discussion: The pleural adenomatoid tumor is an uncommon neoplasm with benign behavior and several differential diagnoses.

Palabras clave : Adenomatoid tumor; pleura; calretinina.

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