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  • Title: Cholesterol granuloma mimicking an anterior mediastinal tumor - a case report.
    Author: Hendrikx B, Lauwers P, Broeckx G, Snoeckx A, Van Schil P.
    Journal: Acta Chir Belg; 2022 Aug; 122(4):260-261. PubMed ID: 32857013.
    Abstract:
    There are many different types of mediastinal masses, which makes it challenging to diagnose them. Furthermore, the clinical presentation can range from asymptomatic to life-threatening. We present the case of a 68-year-old male with an incidental finding of a tumor located in the anterior mediastinum. A computed tomography (CT) of the thorax and an 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) suggested a thymoma, which is the most common primary tumor of the anterior mediastinum. The patient was scheduled for a robotic-assisted thoracoscopy (RATS) thymectomy. Both this procedure and the postoperative course were uneventful. The pathology report showed multiple cholesterol granulomas in the mediastinal fat. Furthermore, no malignancy (e.g. a thymoma) could be found. A cholesterol granuloma mimicking an anterior mediastinal tumor is extremely rare.
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