The radiological appearance of a giant intrathoracic fibrolipoma

Dağıstan, Emine; Barut, Abdullah Yüksel; Karagöz, Yeşim; Fener, Neslihan; Canan, Arzu; Kızıldağ, Betül

doi:10.5578/tt.8892

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“…Intrathoracic fibrolipomas are extremely rare, and to the best of our knowledge, only three such cases have been previously reported in the English literature. One of these was associated with the posterior mediastinum, and two were associated with the parietal pleura [ 1 , 2 , 5 ].…”

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“…Fibrolipomas are an uncommon variant of lipomas that contain a high proportion of fibrous components. Fibrolipomas are reported to develop during the maturation of lipoblastomatosis; the maturation of adipose and fibrous tissues causes collagen fibers to separate fat cells into lobules, which is a characteristic feature of fibrolipoma [ 1 – 3 ].…”

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“…Intrathoracic fibrolipomas are extremely rare. To the best of our knowledge, only three such cases have been reported till date [ 1 , 2 , 5 ]. Herein, we report one of the first cases of an intrathoracic fibrolipoma that was successfully resected during complete thoracoscopic surgery.…”

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Intrathoracic fibrolipoma resected using complete thoracoscopic surgery: a case report

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Ishida

Suzuki

et al. 2018

J Cardiothorac Surg

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BackgroundOther than adipocytes, lipomas may contain mesodermal components such as varying proportions of fibrous tissues and blood vessels. Fibrolipoma is an uncommon variant of lipoma and comprises a high proportion of fibrous components. An intrathoracic fibrolipoma is extremely rare; to the best of our knowledge, only three such cases have been reported till date.Case presentationA 51-year-old female presented with a left intrathoracic mass, which was confirmed to be a lipomatous tumor using computed tomography. A pedunculated tumor originating from the parietal pleura was resected using complete thoracoscopic surgery. Pathological examination indicated a diagnosis of fibrolipoma. Intrathoracic fibrolipomas are extremely rare; this is one of the first reported cases of successfully resecting an intrathoracic fibrolipoma using complete thoracoscopic surgery.ConclusionsThe tumor was asymptomatic and relatively small when detected during a medical checkup. This enabled the successful resection of the tumor via complete thoracoscopic surgery. Although fibrolipomas are histologically benign, careful observation and follow-up are essential owing to the possibility of recurrence.

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Intrathoracic fibrolipoma resected using complete thoracoscopic surgery: a case report

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Ishida

Suzuki

et al. 2018

J Cardiothorac Surg

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“…Fibrolipomas are rare variants of lipomas with a high component of fibrous tissue. They develop from lipoblastomatosis, the maturation of which causes fat globules to become separated by fibrous strands [2][3][4]. Fibrolipomas of the oral cavity have been reported [5]; however, fibrolipoma of the rib is extremely rare, and to the best of our knowledge, only four cases of fibrolipomas in the thoracic region have been published.…”

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