A Rare Thymoma Type Presenting as a Giant Intrathoracic Tumor: Lipofibroadenoma

Aydın Y., Sipal S., Çelik M., Araz Ö., Ulaş A. B., Alper F., ...Daha Fazla

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, cilt.44, sa.3, ss.176-178, 2012 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/eajm.2012.41
  • Dergi Adı: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.176-178
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Lipofibroadenoma, Mediastinum, Thymoma
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Type B1 thymoma (lipofibroadenoma) is extremely rare. The tumor is characterized by an organoid appearance rich in lymphocytes with medullary differentiation and perivascular spaces. A twenty-threeyear- old female patient was admitted to our clinic with complaints of chest pain and dyspnea for six months. Chest computed tomography showed solid and fatty components of masses 21x7 and 5x7 cm with clear borders in the right thoracic cavity. The patient underwent a posterolateral thoracotomy in which the mass, arising from the anterior mediastinum, was resected. Histopathological examination showed that the mass was Type B1 thymoma, and the patient was presented in light of the literature.