All issues > Volume 34(11); 1991

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1991;34(11):1605-1611. Published online November 30, 1991.

Two cases of thymolipoma.

Rhie Choi¹, Young Chang Kim¹, Hak Joo Cha¹, Sang Jhoo Lee¹, cheol Sae Lee², Jung Ki Ro², Seung Ha Yang³, Chang Jin Kim³

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University, Seoul, Korea
²Department of Chest Surgery, College of Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University, Seoul, Korea
³Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University, Seoul, Korea

Received: May 22, 1991;  Accepted: July 25, 1991.

Abstract

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 symptom. They were found by routine chest PA and by chest CT and confirmed by pathology after operations. The sized were 12X18X10 cm, 550 gm and 12X16X 10 cm, 450 gm respectively.

Keywords :Thymolipoma