title: [Unusual presentation of giant thymolipoma].
abstract: Thymolipoma is a rare thymic tumor; His frequency is estimated at 2 at 9% of all thymic tumors. His diagnosis usually easy, can be difficult with an unusual radio clinic pattern, but actually get benefice from progress in radiologic investigations especially MRI. We reported a case of a 36-year old woman, admitted for a left pleuro-pneumopathy investigation. Evolution, after antibiotic treatment and pleural effusion draining, was well. However, patient developed systolic aortic murmur and a chest-X-ray cardiomegaly supposing cardiologic dysfunction. But the normality of cardiac sonography, the ascension of diaphragma and non-specific thoracic sonographic pattern, guided to thoracic MRI. This exploration demonstrated a giant thymolipoma, which was confirmed by the histologic examination of a resected mass.
authors.affiliation: Service Ibn Nafiss, Hôpital A. Mami, Ariana.
authors.forename: Soraya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fenniche
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maalej
authors.forename: Hela
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hassene
authors.forename: Saoussen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hantous
authors.forename: Dalenda
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Belhabib
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bakkari
authors.forename: Faouzi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: el Mezni
authors.forename: Habiba
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Horchani
authors.forename: Lamine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Megdiche Mohamed
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Presentation inhabituelle d'un thymolipome geant.