Rare mass of the anterior mediastinum: Thymolipomas

Radiology Case Reports

Mounia Serraj¹  Maaroufi Maâroufi¹  Sylvie Kolani²  Badreeddine Alami³  Meriem Haloua⁴  Moulay Youssef Alaoui Lamrani⁴  Zineb Benchekroune⁴  Meryem Boubbou⁴  Amal Akammar⁴  Nizar EL Bouardi⁴  Mohamed Smahi⁴ 

[1] Clinical Neurosciences Labortory, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University of Fez Morroco;Corresponding author. A. Akammar.Radiology department of Hassan II university hospital of Fez, Morroco.;Clinical Neurosciences Labortory, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University of Fez Morroco;Radiology department of Hassan II university hospital of Fez, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah University of Fez Morroco;

关键词: Thymolipoma;    Anterior superior mediastinum;    Fatty mass;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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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