Rare mass of the anterior mediastinum: Thymolipomas

Thymolipoma is a rare benign neoplasm of the thymus containing both mature adipose tissue and thymic tissue. We report a case of a 34‐year‐οld man, presenting a mass of the anterior mediastinum, the radiology investigation and operatory piece diagnosed a thymolipoma. This study highlights the clinic...

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Autores principales: Akammar, Amal, Kolani, Sylvie, Benchekroune, Zineb, Bouardi, Nizar EL, Haloua, Meriem, Lamrani, Moulay Youssef Alaoui, Boubbou, Meryem, Serraj, Mounia, Smahi, Mohamed, Maâroufi, Maaroufi, Alami, Badreeddine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8283151/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34306289
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2021.06.023
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Sumario:Thymolipoma is a rare benign neoplasm of the thymus containing both mature adipose tissue and thymic tissue. We report a case of a 34‐year‐οld man, presenting a mass of the anterior mediastinum, the radiology investigation and operatory piece diagnosed a thymolipoma. This study highlights the clinical diagnostic and therapeutic features as well as the evolutionary characteristics of this entity.

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