Otido S, Dangor Z, Zanini A, Harrison D
Department of Paediatrics, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Department of Paediatric Surgery, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med. 2022 Sep 16;28(3). doi: 10.7196/AJTCCM.2022.v28i3.181. eCollection 2022.
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.
胸腺脂肪瘤是一种罕见的起源于胸腺的前纵隔良性肿瘤,由胸腺组织和成熟脂肪组织构成。多数情况下,其病程隐匿,在出现呼吸道症状之前可生长至很大体积。我们报告一例4岁女童巨大胸腺脂肪瘤的病例,该病例在南非克里斯·哈尼·巴拉干纳特学术医院接受治疗。