Persistent radiologic thoracic hypotransparency: A case report and review of the literature
A Miranda1, J Marques1, J Ferreira2
1Pediatrics Department, Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca E.P.E., IC 19, 2720-276 Amadora, Portugal.
Abstract:
A thymolipoma is a slow-growing, anterior mediastinal tumor, rare in childhood. The authors present a report of a 4-year-old girl with persistent right thoracic hypotransparency on the chest radiograph. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed an anterior, well-limited, mediastinal mass of heterogeneous density, with lipomatous and soft tissue density areas. The tumor was totally excised and the histopathologic findings revealed a thymolipoma. A year and a half after surgery, the child remains well. This report enhances the relevance of differential diagnosis in the presence of persistent radiologic thoracic hypotransparency.
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