Cavernous hemangioma of the bone is an uncommon benign vascular tumor, generally occurring in the spine or skull but extremely rare in the rib. We report the case cavernous hemangioma of the rib treated by surgical resection after CT and MR findings.

Ancient schwannoma is a rare variant of neural tumors though rarely seen in the thorax. The combination with coronary artery diseases is also rare. Here we describe a 66 year-old male who had undergone one-stage combined surgery for thoracic ancient schwannomas removal and coronary artery disease. The masses were, respectively, 13 cm in the middle mediastinum and 5 cm in diameter originating from the intercostal nerve. The tumors were successfully removed using sternotomy, and then a coronary artery bypass grafting was performed. Here we discuss this rare tumor in relation to the relevant literature.

Background: Although the disease progression can be silent, the pulmonary hydatid cyst (HC) may be considered a life-threatening disorder. The mainstay of pulmonary HC treatment is still surgical removal of the cyst. In the current study, we evaluated the results of surgery in patients with pulmonary HC. Materials and Methods: Thirty pulmonary HC patients who underwent surgery between 2007 and 2020were analyzed retrospectively. The symptoms, cyst features, surgical procedures, and postoperative findings were recorded. The patients were divided into two subgroups: complicated cyst hydatid (CHC) and simple hydatid cyst (SHC).Results: Thirteen cases were diagnosed as complicated HC with rupture into the pleural or bronchial cavity (CHC group, 43.4%), whereas 17 cases (56.6%) involved intact cysts (SHC group). Cystotomy and capitonnage were performed in the majority of the patients (n = 24, 80.0%). No mortality was observed during the one-year follow-up period.Conclusions: Surgical management is an effective and safe method for the treatment of pulmonary HC.