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Thymohemangiolipoma, a rare histologic variant of thymolipoma: A case report and review of the literature

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Abstract

We report a case of a thymic neoplasm in an 18-year-old woman who presented with chest discomfort and an anterior mediastinal mass. The surgically resected tumor showed abundant adipose tissue admixed with thymic tissue and numerous medium-caliber blood vessels. We consider this tumor a rare variant of thymolipoma and designate it as thymohemangiolipoma. Because of its benign nature, it should be distinguished from other mediastinal lesions. Ann Diagn Pathol 4:236-239, 2000.

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Supported by the Department of Pulmonary and Mediastinal Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC.