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Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1988;31(1):141-146. Published online January 31, 1988.

A Case of Medistinal Lipoma.

Hung Sub Choi¹, Myung Ho Oh¹, Chang Hwi Kim¹, Sang Jhoo Lee¹, Yong Sik Lee²

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Soon Shun Hyang University, Seoul, Korea
²Lee Yong Sik Pediatric Clinic, Seoul, Korea

Received: July 23, 1987;

Abstract

The mediastinal lipoma is a rare benign tumor. Since the original description by Fothergill in 1781, about 120 cases have been reported in literature. Of these, less than ten have been reported in children below the age of twelve. We experienced a case of mediastinal lipoma, in a 5 year old girl with mild dry cough. Chest X-ray showed a large, homogeneous soft tissue density with well defined upper margin in the left thorax. Chest CT showed a large, well demarcated, round, low density mass in left thorax suggesting mediastinal lipoma. The operation was performed and an oval, round, yellowish colored intrathoracic mass measuring 15 x 8 x 6 cm was removed. It weighed 750 gm. Confirmatory diagnosis was made by histopathological findings of the mass postoperatively. A brief review of the literature on mediastinal lipoma was made.

Keywords :Mediastinal Lipoma