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Rev. Col. Bras. Cir
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27(1): 52-3, jan.-fev. 2000. ilus
Artigo
em Português
| LILACS
| ID: lil-283447
RESUMO
Thymolipoma is a rare benign tumor of the thymus. Because of its large size and pliability, the mass usually drapes itself around the heart, conforming to its borders and producing a large radiographic shadow easily mistaken as cardiomegaly. This report describes a 48-year-old man with a chest radiograph strongly suggestive of cardiomegaly. Careful radiological study showed the existence of a large mass in the anterior mediastinum, simulating cardiomegaly. A thymolipoma weighing 2500g was resected through an esternotomy