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Thoracoscopic resection of giant thymolipoma
- Source :
- Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, Vol 63, Iss, Pp 101669-(2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2020.
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Abstract
- Thymolipomas are rare benign tumors of the thymic gland. We describe a case of an eight-year-old boy who presented after a syncopal episode secondary to a large mediastinal mass found to be a thymolipoma on percutaneous biopsy. Successful thoracoscopic thymectomy was performed with complete resection of the tumor en-bloc with the thymus. Given the association with myasthenia gravis and other pathologic processes, we propose a thoracoscopic thymectomy be performed in conjunction with thymolipoma resections when feasible.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Thymolipoma
lcsh:Surgery
Percutaneous biopsy
Complete resection
Resection
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Medicine
Thoracoscopic thymectomy
Myasthenia gravis
business.industry
lcsh:RJ1-570
lcsh:Pediatrics
Mediastinal mass
lcsh:RD1-811
Thymectomy
medicine.disease
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
Surgery
Radiology
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 22135766
- Volume :
- 63
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b2babb050da03dcff2b40c311a13f923