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Ciprian Bolca1,2,3, Alexandru Has1,4, Andrei Bobocea1,5
1Thoracic Surgery Department, "Marius Nasta" National Institute of Pneumology, Bucharest, Romania.
Background/Aim:
Thymic lipofibroadenoma is a benign growth of unknown etiology extremely rarely described in the literature, morphologically resembling lipofibroadenoma of the breast. The diagnosis is usually a postoperative surprise and is made by the anatomopathologist. Surgical resection is curative.
Case Report:
The presented case is the first reported in a woman, to date. The patient was successfully submitted to surgery and complete resection of the giant intrathoracic tumor was performed. The histopathological and immunohistochemical studies came to demonstrated the presence of a thymic lipofibroadenoma while the postoperative outcomes were favorable.
Conclusion:
In cases presenting large intrathoracic tumors complete resection is able to provide a significant improvement of the general condition of the patient, as well as a chance for cure.
