[An adult of intrathoracic lipoma arising from the chest wall].
A 34-year-old male with intrathoracic lipoma arising from the chest wall is described. Although asymptomatic, the patient was pointed out an abnormal shadow on the chest X-ray film taken at the mass survey. No findings of CT suggested lipoma. The tumor, measuring 2.5 x 2.0 x 1.5 cm in diameter, was surgically removed, and the diagnosis of lipoma was confirmed postoperatively by histopathologic examination.
Yanagi
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First Department of Surgery, Kagoshima University School of Medicine, Japan.
Shimotakahara
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Kubo
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Matsumoto
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Nishijima
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Shimazu
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed