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Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1992; 25(3): 325-329

Published online March 5, 1992

Copyright © Journal of Chest Surgery.

Thymolipoma - One Case Report -

이상권,최강주,정신현,이양행,황윤호,조광현

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

The thymolipoma is rather rare benign tumor of the thymus. One case of huge thymolipoma, seen in a 11-year-old boy, is presented. It is about 2.16kg. He had some chest discomfort. The chest film showed homogeneous haziness fills the left hemithorax, On chest CT scan, multiple small amorphous soft tissue densities were recognized as islands within a large fatty mass. Tumor resection was performed through left anterolateral thoracotomy. The mass was yellowish soft, measured 29x19Xllcm, 12X7.5x3.5cm, 7.0X3.0X1.0cm. Microscopically, the tumor was comprised of abundant mature adipose tissue and normal thymic tissue.

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Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1992; 25(3): 325-329

Published online March 5, 1992

Copyright © Journal of Chest Surgery.

Thymolipoma - One Case Report -

이상권,최강주,정신현,이양행,황윤호,조광현

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

The thymolipoma is rather rare benign tumor of the thymus. One case of huge thymolipoma, seen in a 11-year-old boy, is presented. It is about 2.16kg. He had some chest discomfort. The chest film showed homogeneous haziness fills the left hemithorax, On chest CT scan, multiple small amorphous soft tissue densities were recognized as islands within a large fatty mass. Tumor resection was performed through left anterolateral thoracotomy. The mass was yellowish soft, measured 29x19Xllcm, 12X7.5x3.5cm, 7.0X3.0X1.0cm. Microscopically, the tumor was comprised of abundant mature adipose tissue and normal thymic tissue.

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