title: [Giant thymic lipoma: anatomical, radiologic and clinical aspects].
abstract: We report the case of a 51-year-old man who presents with worsening dyspnea at exercise caused by a large thymic lipoma (6 kg). We present the clinical, radiological, and spiral CT scan features of this rare and benign tumor and correlate them with the pathologic findings.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie, CHU A. Michallon, Grenoble.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peterschmitt-Tonetti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ferretti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lantuejoul
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sarrazin
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Paramelle
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000473:pathology; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed