title: Noninfiltrating angiolipoma of the mediastinum.
abstract: A case of mediastinal angiolipoma in a 63-year-old man is described. A computed tomographic scan of the thorax demonstrated a large encapsulated mass with fatty and soft-tissue components near the esophagus. This appearance was considered suggestive of a liposarcoma. However, at surgery a benign noninfiltrating angiolipoma was found and removed. To the authors' knowledge, angiolipomas have not previously been reported to occur within the mediastinum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Veterans Administration Hospital, Tampa, FL 22612.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kline
authors.forename: B U
authors.initials: BU
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Agosti
mesh_terms: D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed