A Giant Right Anterior Mediastinal Thymolipoma with Extension to Left Hemithorax and Neck and Misdiagnosed as Liposarcoma on Needle Biopsy - Abstract
Thymolipomas are rare benign tumors of mediastinum, constituting one of the differential diagnoses of an anterior mediastinal mass.These tumors may growth an indolent, asymptomatic course, or often grow thing and achieving huge mass in dimensions before presentation. Once Symptom present, respiratory
symptoms ispredominate. We report a case of thymolipoma in a 30 years old male, complaining of heaviness and constricting type of chest pain and neck swelling of 2 year duration. CT scan of chest and neck show a space occupying lesion in the anterior mediastinum and extend to right side of mediastinum ,
neck and left side of hemithorax. The tumor was completely excised through ‘Postero lateral thoracotomy’. Histopathological finding confirms the diagnosis ofthymolipoma. This patient is the second case which we have reported from our hospital.