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Abstract
Case Report
A case of relatively rapid progression of intrathoracic chest wall lipoma resected by thoracoscopic surgery
Chisato Imaizumia Norio Kodakaa Chihiro Nakanoa Takeshi Oshioa Kei Takahashib Hiroto Matsusea
aDivision of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center
bDepartment of Pathology, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center
ABSTRACT
A 19-year-old man visited our hospital due to an abnormal chest shadow detected on routine health check. Chest X ray showed a tumor shadow in the left lower lung field and chest contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed a tumor shadow of approximately 9cm in the left thorax, although contrast enhancement was poor. The tumor showed high intensity on both T1- and T2-weighted chest magnetic resonance images. His previous chest X rays showed that the tumor had progressed within 3 years and thus the tumor was resected by thoracoscopic surgery. Pathological examination confirmed the tumor was an intrathoracic chest wall lipoma.
KEYWORDS
Intrathoracic lipoma Liposarcoma Thoracoscopic surgery
Received 23 May 2019 ／ Accepted 27 Nov 2019
AJRS, 9(2): 104-107, 2020
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