Lipoma of the diaphragm: a rare presentation.
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.
Sen
Serdar
S
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Medicine, Aydin, Turkey. drserdarsen@yahoo.com
Dişcigil
Berent
B
Badak
Iýsmail
I
Gürcün
Uğur
U
D000368:Aged; D003964:Diaphragm; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery