Unusual Thymic Hyperplasia Mimicking Lipomatous Tumor in an Eight-Year-Old Boy with Concomitant Pericardial Lipomatosis and Right Facial Hemihypertrophy
Korean Journal of Radiology
; : 376-381, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
We report a case of thymic hyperplasia accompanied by pericardial lipomatosis and right facial hemihypertrophy in an 8-year-old boy. On imaging studies, the hyperplastic thymus had prominent curvilinear and nodular fatty areas simulating a fat-containing anterior mediastinal mass, which is an unusual finding in children. To our knowledge, this is the first report on a child with a combination of thymic hyperplasia, pericardial lipomatosis, and right facial hemihypertrophy. The radiologic findings are presented with a brief discussion.
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Main subject:
Pericardium
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Thymus Hyperplasia
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Facial Asymmetry
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Heart Diseases
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Hypertrophy
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Lipomatosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Korean Journal of Radiology
Year:
2011
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Article