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Mediastinal Lipoma

MedGen UID:
233681
•Concept ID:
C1334661
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Lipoma of Mediastinum; Lipoma of the Mediastinum

Definition

A benign adipose tissue neoplasm of the anterior, middle or posterior mediastinum. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMediastinal Lipoma

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Intrathoracic lipomas in children.
Handorf CR
South Med J 1982 Nov;75(11):1403-5. doi: 10.1097/00007611-198211000-00025. PMID: 7146973

Diagnosis

Massive anterior mediastinal lipoma causing cardiac arrest in a middle-aged male: a case report and literature review.
Weng X, Jiang L, Zhou M
Future Cardiol 2023 Dec;19(15):747-752. Epub 2023 Dec 19 doi: 10.2217/fca-2023-0107. PMID: 38112188
Resection of a huge mediastinal well-differentiated liposarcoma involving left thoracic cavity.
Zhang M, Zhang S, Shi H, Li W, Wei Z
J Cardiothorac Surg 2019 Aug 6;14(1):148. doi: 10.1186/s13019-019-0965-0. PMID: 31387607Free PMC Article
Successful removal of giant mediastinal lipoma and liposarcoma involving both chest cavities: Two case reports.
Chen C, Chen M, Liu W, Yuan Y, Yu F
Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Aug;97(32):e11806. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000011806. PMID: 30095647Free PMC Article
The rare mediastinal lipoma: a postmortem case report.
Marreez YM, Roy W, Roque R, Findlay E
Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2012;5(9):991-5. Epub 2012 Oct 20 PMID: 23119118Free PMC Article
Hernia of Morgagni and mediastinal lipoma: a case report.
Menditto VG, Cavicchi A, Marchetti G, Marzioni M, Braccioni F, Polonara S
Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011;17(1):77-80. doi: 10.5761/atcs.cr.09.01484. PMID: 21587136

Prognosis

Successful removal of giant mediastinal lipoma and liposarcoma involving both chest cavities: Two case reports.
Chen C, Chen M, Liu W, Yuan Y, Yu F
Medicine (Baltimore) 2018 Aug;97(32):e11806. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000011806. PMID: 30095647Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Cardiac herniation through mediastinotomy incision.
Pingle A, Ismail KM, Eshra A, Maarouf A
J Clin Anesth 2008 May;20(3):222-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2007.09.019. PMID: 18502369
Giant cervico-mediastinal lipoma. A clinical case.
Cutilli T, Schietroma M, Marcelli VA, Ascani G, Corbacelli A
Minerva Stomatol 1999 Jan-Feb;48(1-2):23-8. PMID: 10356948

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