A rare thymoma type presenting as a giant intrathoracic tumor: lipofibroadenoma.

Eurasian J Med

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.

Published: December 2012

Type B1 thymoma (lipofibroadenoma) is extremely rare. The tumor is characterized by an organoid appearance rich in lymphocytes with medullary differentiation and perivascular spaces. A twenty-three-year-old female patient was admitted to our clinic with complaints of chest pain and dyspnea for six months. Chest computed tomography showed solid and fatty components of masses 21×7 and 5×7 cm with clear borders in the right thoracic cavity. The patient underwent a posterolateral thoracotomy in which the mass, arising from the anterior mediastinum, was resected. Histopathological examination showed that the mass was Type B1 thymoma, and the patient was presented in light of the literature.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4261387PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.5152/eajm.2012.41DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

type thymoma
8
rare thymoma
4
thymoma type
4
type presenting
4
presenting giant
4
giant intrathoracic
4
intrathoracic tumor
4
tumor lipofibroadenoma
4
lipofibroadenoma type
4
thymoma lipofibroadenoma
4

Similar Publications

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!