Giant Right Intrathoracic Myxoid Fusocellular Lipoma

Overview

Journal Case Rep Pulmonol

Publisher Wiley

Specialty Pulmonary Medicine

Date 2015 Oct 29

PMID 26509096

Citations 3

Authors

Petre V H Botianu

Anda Mihaela Cerghizan

Alexandru M Botianu

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Abstract

Intrathoracic lipomas are rare benign tumors; their behavior is not completely clear and their surgical removal may be challenging. We report a case of a giant right intrathoracic myxoid fusocellular lipoma compressing the lung, tracheobronchial tree, and esophagus which was removed through a posterolateral thoracotomy. Complete removal resulted in resolution of the chest pain and improvement of the dyspnea, with no recurrence at 4-year follow-up.

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