Intrathoracic lipomas in children.
An asymptomatic 8-year-old boy had had a large intrathoracic tumor for five years. When noninvasive technics proved fruitless in establishing a diagnosis, surgical removal was elected. A large posterior mediastinal lipoma was discovered. This is the 15th intrathoracic lipoma reported in the pediatric age group.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000601:surgery