Primary posterior mediastinal angiolipoma: a case report.

Daisuke Nakamura1, Nobutaka Kobayashi1, Masahisa Miyazawa1

  • 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Society Nagano Hospital, 5-22-1 Wakasato, Nagano, Japan.

Summary

A rare posterior mediastinal angiolipoma, a benign tumor, was diagnosed in a woman presenting with loss of consciousness. Advanced imaging and pre-operative embolization aided successful surgical resection.