Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences
Year: 2015, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 37-38
Case Report
Niranjan J*1, K V Santosh1, Indira N2, C J Prakash1
1. Dept. of Pathology
2. Dept. of Radiodiagnosis, Videhi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Whitefield, Bangalore.
Thymolipomas or thymolipomatous hamartomas are rare neoplasms accounting for 2-9 % of thymic tumors.[1] These tumors consists of mature adipose tissue with areas of normal thymic tissue. About 30- 50% of them are asymptomatic and 10% are associated with Myasthenia gravis and other immune disorders. [2] This case is reported for its rarity.
Key-words: Thymic neoplasm, Mediastinum, thymolipoma
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