Giant Thymolipoma in a 12-Year-Old Boy : A Case Report

Abstract

We reported a case of 12-year-old boy with thymolipoma. He was presented to our hospital with his abnormal chest X-ray finding with no symptom. Although his chest X-ray initialy suggested cardiomegaly, other examinations such as ultrasound sonography, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRl) indicated a mediastinal tumor originated from thymus mixed with fat tissue. At thoracotomy the tumor was resected completely in four pieces. Total weight of the tumor was 746g. The diagnosis was made histopathologically. Thymolipma is a most likely diagnositic when we find a huge mediastinal tumor in a yong adult patient.