Del Campo C, Mpougas P P
The Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, St Jude Medical Center, Fullerton, California, USA.
Tex Heart Inst J. 2000;27(3):297-8.
Lipomas are rarely found in the mediastinum. Although they may reach large proportions, they rarely compress vascular structures. We present a case in which a lipoma produced superior vena cava syndrome. Urgent surgical decompression was required.