[A case of thymolipoma on the cervicomediastinal area].
Thymolipoma is a very rare mediastinal tumor. We reported a case of 52-year-old female with thymolipoma which was located in the cervicomediastinal area. The chest X-ray film revealed an abnormal shadow in the superior mediastinum. Computed Tomography (CT) clearly showed the existence of a large mass in the left side of the trachea. The angiogram showed that there was a stenosis on the left brachiocephalic vein. On June 13, 1988, median sternotomy was performed. A large tumor, about 5.5 x 13 x 5.5 cm, was found arising from the left cervical area. This tumor was excised completely and thymolipoma was diagnosed histopathologically. The post-operative course was very satisfactory.
Second Department of Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine.
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Muramatsu
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Ohata
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Iida
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Omori
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Irako
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Kitamura
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Nakamura
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Ogasawara
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Koga
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Sezai
D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery