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Well-circumscribed type of intramuscular lipoma in the chest wall

Authors: Jang-Hoon Lee, Hyung-Dong Do, Jung-Cheul Lee

Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery | Issue 1/2013

Abstract

A tumor shadow was identified in the chest X-ray of a 40-year-old Korean man and he was referred to our hospital. The computed tomographic (CT) scan of his chest showed a 3-cm rounded pleural-based mass lesion with calcification, which was growing into the intercostal muscles. Thoracoscopic surgery was performed to resect the tumor. From the histological findings, the tumor was diagnosed as an intramuscular lipoma. The patient displayed no evidence of recurrence for more than 18 months. As well-circumscribed type of intramuscular lipoma is a rare tumor, we report this case with a literature review in this paper.

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Title: Well-circumscribed type of intramuscular lipoma in the chest wall
Authors: Jang-Hoon Lee
Hyung-Dong Do
Jung-Cheul Lee
Publication date: 01-12-2013
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery / Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1749-8090
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-8-181

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