title: Huge Mediastinal Lipoblastoma in a Nine Year-old Boy Successfully Removed Surgically.
abstract: A nine year-old boy presented with symptoms of dyspnoea. The chest radiograph and computed tomography scan revealed a large mediastinal tumour. A decision to operate on the patient was made. A huge 2.45 kg mediastinal lipoblastoma was successfully removed from the boy's chest. At three years no evidence of recurrence was found.
authors: Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
authors: Alexander C
authors: AC
authors: Ziegler
authors: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
authors: Gideon
authors: G
authors: Karplus
authors: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
authors: Francis
authors: F
authors: Serour
authors: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, affiliated to the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel. Electronic address: fredricag@asaf.health.gov.il.
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Peer
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D062689:Lipoblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography
keywords: Chest wall; Mediastinal tumour; Phrenic nerve; Thoracotomy; Tumour (mediastinal)