Giant Mediastinal Thymolipoma in 35-Year-Old Women

Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research

Ali Alavi¹  Manuchehr Aghajanzadeh²  Gilda Aghajanzadeh³  Zahra Pourrasouli³  Sara Massahnia³ 

[1] Department of Pulmonology, Razi Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran;Department of Thoracic Surgery, Razi Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran;Respiratory Diseases & TB Research Center of Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Razi Hospital, Rasht, Iran;

关键词: Mediastinum;    Myoid;    Thymolipoma;    Thymus;   

DOI  :  10.5681/jcvtr.2011.014

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The patient was 35-year-old women with a six-month history of difficulty breathing and chest pain. An anterior-posterior chest radiograph revealed a widened mediastinum with small lung volumes. During his diagnostic evaluation, a computed tomographic scan was performed and with huge mass in the anterior mediastinum with extension to the left and right side of pleural space. With postero-lateral thoracotomy the huge mass was resected. The patient discharged with good condition.

【 授权许可】

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