Giant fibrolipoma in the mediastinum: an unusual case.

Ann Thorac Surg

Department of Medical Imaging, Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan, Republic of China.

Published: October 2005

A 50-year-old man presented with a middle and posterior mediastinal mass on chest radiograph and computed tomography. Surgical exploration revealed a large dumbbell-shaped lipomatous lesion. Histologic examination confirmed this to be a fibrolipoma. This is the first reported case of fibrolipoma in the mediastinum but outside of the esophagus.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.05.061DOI Listing

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