title: [Morgagni hernia mimicking intrathoracic lipomatous tumor].
abstract: Morgagni hernia is the rarest type of diaphragmatic hernia, accounting for 2% of all cases. It consists in the thoracic protrusion of fat and/or abdominal viscera through a congenital defect in a retro or parasternal position. The clinical importance of this pathological entity is associated with the fact that it can be asymptomatic, mimicking other diseases, such as a large intrathoracic lipoma, as it happened in the case presented here. Incorrect diagnosis can cause catastrophic complications during surgery.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Cirurgia Cardiotorácica do Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: Carlos Silva
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bernardo
authors.forename: Luís
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Eugénio
authors.forename: Manuel J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Antunes
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018205:Neoplasms, Adipose Tissue / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*