Complete removal of heart-compressing large mediastinal lipoma : a case report

An 83-year-old man presented with worsening of respiratory discomfort and underwent close examination, which revealed a large mediastinal lipoma measuring 15 × 10 cm. The patient showed heart failure symptoms due to heart compression by tumor. The tumor was completely removed safely and reliably by...

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Main Authors: Minematsu, Noritoshi, Minato, Naoki, Kamohara, Keiji, Hakuba, Takeshi
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2010
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Case report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2892490/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20525269
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-5-48
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