| Revista: | Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000189088 |
| ISSN: | 0100-6991 |
| Autors: | Puntel, Vitorio Moscon1 Vasconcelos, Luiz Mauro F Falcao, Pedro |
| Institucions: | 1Escola de Ciencias Medicas de Volta Redonda, Hospital Santa Cecilia, Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil |
| Any: | 2000 |
| Període: | Ene-Dic |
| Volum: | 27 |
| Número: | 1 |
| Paginació: | 52-53 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Idioma: | Portugués |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Aplicado, descriptivo |
| Resumen en inglés | Thymolipoma is a rare benign tumor of the thymus. Because of its large size and pliability the mass usually drapes itself around the heart, conforming to its borders and producing a large radiographic shadow easily mistaken as cardiomegaly. This report describes a 48-year-old man with a chest radiograph strongly suggestive of cardiomegaly. Careful radiological study showed the existence of a large mass in the anterior mediastinum, simulating cardiomegaly. A thymolipoma weighing 2500g was resected through an esternotomy |
| Disciplines | Medicina |
| Paraules clau: | Diagnóstico, Endocrinología, Timolipoma, Cardiomegalia, Masa mediastinal |
| Keyword: | Medicine, Diagnosis, Endocrinology, Thymolipoma, Cardiomegaly, Mediastinum |
| Text complet: | Texto completo (Ver PDF) |
