Thymolipoma is an uncommon benign neoplasm of the thymus composed of mature adipose and thymic tissue. The diagnosis of thymolipoma should be considered in the case of a mediastinal mass with fat density, especially if it is interspersed with strands of soft tissue attenuation on computed tomography scans. However, it is sometimes difficult to differentiate radiologically between a thymolipoma ...

Percutaneous transthoracic core needle biopsy has been advocated as a highly accurate technique for the diagnosis of anterior mediastinal masses. A patient is described with a large anterior mediastinal mass in whom the diagnosis of mediastinal carcinoid tumour was made by transthoracic core needle biopsy. At definitive surgical resection the tumour proved to be a B cell lymphoma. This case ill...

Cystic lymphangioma, a lymphatic system malformation, is usually observed in infants and children and is rarely found in adults. It most commonly occurs in the cervicofacial region, followed by the axilla. Mediastinal cystic lymphangioma is rare, accounting for 1.8% of all mediastinal cysts. Herein, we present an exceedingly rare adult case of mediastinal cystic lymphangioma that had increased ...

Postpneumonectomy syndrome (PPS) is a rare complication of pneumonectomy due to an excessive mediastinal shift producing compression of the main bronchus or a lobe bronchus on the aorta or the spine. We report an exceptional case in which an extreme mediastinal shift was due to fibrosis and complete atelectasis of the left lung, as a complication of chemoradiation treatment for recurrent medias...

BACKGROUND Isolated mediastinal involvement in Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) has been rarely reported. CASE CHARACTERISTICS A 3-month-old boy presented with history of low grade intermittent fever, cough and noisy breathing for 2 weeks. OBSERVATION A chest X-ray showed massive mediastinal widening. Biopsy of the mass confirmed LCH. OUTCOME Patient is doing well after one year of tre...

Retrosternal extension of goiter is one the most common types masses in superior mediastinum. These goiters classically present with compressive symptoms such as dyspnoea, dysphonia, dysphagia, or sleep apnea. Surgical treatment a total thyroidectomy and complete removal intrathoracic portion thyroid gold standard treatment. cervico-mediastinal lesions at times may not be continuous, sternotomy...

The authors report a case of Large Anterior mediastinal mass in which Transoesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) revealed large that was compressing the right atrium, SVC, henceforth, TEE helped guiding aspiration and surgical resection cystic mass. Therefore, through this report, emphasize the importance performing intraoperative real-time TEE mediastinal mass. This imaging technique helps ...