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Thymolipoma in a 13-year-old Korean girl

Su-Jin Park, Ji Young Baek, Junjeong Choi, Kyung Won Kim, Myung Joon Kim, Myung Hyun Sohn, Kyu-Earn Kim

Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(1):103-105. Published online January 15, 2010

Thymolipoma is a rare benign tumor of anterior mediastinum. Most patients are asymptomatic with incidental finding of the tumor during a diagnostic workup of other medical problems. We present a case of 13-year-old girl with anterior mediastinal thymolipoma, surgically removed after an incidental diagnosis.

Original Article

Two cases of thymolipoma.

Rhie Choi, Young Chang Kim, Hak Joo Cha, Sang Jhoo Lee, cheol Sae Lee, Jung Ki Ro, Seung Ha Yang, Chang Jin Kim

Clin Exp Pediatr. 1991;34(11):1605-1611. Published online November 30, 1991

Thymolipoma is a benign anterior mediastinal tumor composed of thymic tissue and mature adipose elements. The tumor is so rare that only 60 cases are reported in the world, and only 2 cases are reported in Korea. We have experienced two cases of thymolipoma in two thirteen-year-old boys. One had had chest pain and exertional dyspnea for 1 month but the other had no...

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