title: A rare case of dysphagia and palpitation caused by the compression exerted by an enormous mediastinal lipoma.
abstract: A 65-year-old woman presented with mild dysphagia, weight loss and intermittent palpitation. Chest radiograph revealed a large opacity in the right lower lung field. Subsequent CT scan showed a large posterior mediastinal lipoma extending from the level of the aortic arch to the thoracoabdominal junction. After thoracoscopic resection, the patient's dysphagia and palpitation were resolved. After a follow-up of 2 years, the patient has had no evidence of recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: C-H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: P-Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: T-T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: H-H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology