title: Thymohemangiolipoma, a rare histologic variant of thymolipoma: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report a case of a thymic neoplasm in an 18-year-old woman who presented with chest discomfort and an anterior mediastinal mass. The surgically resected tumor showed abundant adipose tissue admixed with thymic tissue and numerous medium-caliber blood vessels. We consider this tumor a rare variant of thymolipoma and designate it as thymohemangiolipoma. Because of its benign nature, it should be distinguished from other mediastinal lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ogino
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Franks
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Deubner
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Koss
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018206:Angiolipoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed