Thymolipoma in a 13-year-old Korean girl |
Su-Jin Park1, Ji Young Baek1, Junjeong Choi2, Kyung Won Kim1, Myung Joon Kim3, Myung Hyun Sohn1, Kyu-Earn Kim1 |
1Departments of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea 2Departments of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea 3Departments of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea |
국내에 보고된 13세 여아의 흉선 지방종 1예 |
박수진1, 백지영1, 최준정2, 김경원1, 김명준3, 손명현1, 김규언1 |
1연세대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실 2연세대학교 의과대학 병리학교실 3연세대학교 의과대학 진단방사선과학교실 |
Correspondence:
Myung Hyun Sohn, Tel: +82.2-2228-2062, Fax: +82.2-393-9118, Email: mhsohn@yuhs.ac |
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Abstract |
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. |
Key Words:
Thymolipoma, Lipoma, Thymic neoplasm, Mediastinal neoplasm |
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