title: Lipoma of the diaphragm: a rare presentation.
abstract: Lipoma of the diaphragm is an extremely rare entity. A 67-year-old asymptomatic man who had a tumor located in the posterior region of the left hemi-diaphragm is presented. The tumor was removed through a left mini-thoracotomy. The diaphragm was reconstructed primarily by using nonabsorbable suture material. The final pathologic examination revealed a mature lipoma. The patient remains without evidence of recurrence 60 months after the operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Medicine, Aydin, Turkey. drserdarsen@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Berent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dişcigil
authors.forename: Iýsmail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Badak
authors.forename: Uğur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gürcün
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003964:Diaphragm; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery