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Thoracoscopic resection for mediastinal thymolipoma in a child
Author(s) -
Furukawa Taizo,
Sakai Kohei,
Higashi Mayumi,
Fumino Shigehisa,
Aoi Shigeyoshi,
Tajiri Tatsuro
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
asian journal of endoscopic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1758-5910
pISSN - 1758-5902
DOI - 10.1111/ases.12627
Subject(s) - medicine , mediastinal tumor , mature teratoma , lesion , resection , teratoma , radiology , lipoma , histopathological examination , benign tumor , surgery , magnetic resonance imaging , mediastinal mass , mediastinum , pathology
Thymolipoma is a rare disease among benign tumors. We herein report the case of a child who underwent thoracoscopic resection of a large thymolipoma. A 3‐year‐old boy was diagnosed with an anterior mediastinal solid tumor. Thoracic imaging revealed a fat density mass that was 8.0 × 5.0 × 3.5 cm in size. Given the MRI findings of the tumor, we suspected that the lesion was a teratoma. We decided to perform thoracoscopic exploration and, if possible, resection of the solid tumor sequentially. We successfully resected the tumor thoracoscopically. A histological examination revealed thymolipoma. For large mediastinal tumors in the intrathoracic space in children, the thoracoscopic approach is recommended when the tumor is preoperatively considered to be benign and resectable.