Abstract
A 60-year-old woman with a massive left intra-thoracic lipoma presented with worsening dyspnea. A computed tomographic scan revealed an 18 x 10 x 24 cm intra-thoracic mass, which was compressing the left lung and shifting the mediastinum to the right. At operative resection, a large, well-encapsulated, intrathoracic lipoma was discovered that weighed 2,556 grams. Histologic evaluation confirmed that the mass consisted of benign adipose tissue.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 40-42 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society : official organ of the Louisiana State Medical Society |
| Volume | 163 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Jan 2011 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)