TY - JOUR
T1 - Thymoma originating in a giant thymolipoma
T2 - A rare intrathoracic lesion
AU - Guimarães, Marcos D.
AU - Benveniste, Marcelo F.K.
AU - Bitencourt, Almir G.V.
AU - Andrade, Victor P.
AU - Souza, Liliana P.
AU - Gross, Jefferson L.
AU - Godoy, Myrna C.B.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2013 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - Thymolipoma is a rare, slow-growing, benign tumor that arises from the anterior mediastinum and corresponds to 2% to 9% of all thymic neoplasms. We present the case of a 49-year-old man who had a large heterogeneous mass with areas of soft tissue and fat tissue located on the anterior mediastinum and right hemithorax. After resection, histologic analysis confirmed the diagnosis of a giant thymolipoma containing solid components that corresponded to thymomas B1, B2, and B3. We discuss the occurrence of an atypical variant of thymolipoma containing three types of thymomas inside.
AB - Thymolipoma is a rare, slow-growing, benign tumor that arises from the anterior mediastinum and corresponds to 2% to 9% of all thymic neoplasms. We present the case of a 49-year-old man who had a large heterogeneous mass with areas of soft tissue and fat tissue located on the anterior mediastinum and right hemithorax. After resection, histologic analysis confirmed the diagnosis of a giant thymolipoma containing solid components that corresponded to thymomas B1, B2, and B3. We discuss the occurrence of an atypical variant of thymolipoma containing three types of thymomas inside.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.031
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.031
M3 - Article
C2 - 23992709
AN - SCOPUS:84883236701
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 96
SP - 1083
EP - 1085
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 3
ER -