Document Type
Article
Department
Paediatrics and Child Health (East Africa)
Abstract
Thymolipoma is a rare benign anterior mediastinal tumour of thymic origin containing both thymic and mature adipose tissues. In most cases it has a silent course and can grow to large sizes before presenting with respiratory symptoms. We report a case of a giant thymolipoma in a 4-year-old girl treated at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, South Africa.
Publication (Name of Journal)
African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine
DOI
10.7196/AJTCCM.2022.v28i3.181
Recommended Citation
Otido, S.,
Dangor, Z.,
Zanini, A.,
Harrison, D.
(2022). Giant thymolipoma in a child: The silent chest mass. African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine, 28(3), 129-132.
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Comments
This work was published before the author joined Aga Khan University.