Giant intrathoracic lipoma presenting as a lump in the supraclavicular fossa.
A 25-year-old man presented with a lump in the supraclavicular fossa. Subsequent investigations showed that the patient had a giant intrathoracic lipoma that has caused the deviation of his trachea to the left and had encased his great vessels. Multidisciplinary discussions concluded that tracheal stenting was most suitable for the patient. We describe details of his presentation, clinical findings and discuss the management options of a giant intrathoracic lipoma.
Plastic Surgery Department, St George's Hospital, London, UK. manaf_khatib@hotmail.com
Manaf
M
Khatib
Mark G
MG
Soldin
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed