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  • Title: Giant mediastinal mass: thymolipoma.
    Author: Alar T, Ozçelik C, Kilnç N.
    Journal: South Med J; 2011 May; 104(5):353-4. PubMed ID: 21606717.
    Abstract:
    A 26-year-old man presented with shortness of breath on exertion that was gradually getting worse. His history revealed a mass in the left hemithorax that had been growing on follow-ups. Physical examination only showed that the respiratory sounds were fainter on the left. Thoracic computerized tomography was performed to elucidate the left hemithorax lesion seen on chest x-ray and a giant mass of lipid density extending from the anterior mediastinum to the diaphragm and filling almost the entire left hemithorax was observed. Total excision of the 25 × 21 × 8 cm mass weighing 1580 g was performed with a left thoracotomy. The histopathology investigation of the mass was reported as thymolipoma. The case was presented because it is a rare mediastinal mass.
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