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Unusual Thymic Hyperplasia Mimicking Lipomatous Tumor in an Eight-Year-Old Boy with Concomitant Pericardial Lipomatosis and Right Facial Hemihypertrophy

  • Kim, Yoo-Jin (Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine and the Institute of Radiation Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Woo-Sun (Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine and the Institute of Radiation Medicine) ;
  • Cheon, Jung-Eun (Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine and the Institute of Radiation Medicine) ;
  • Lim, Yun-Jung (Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine and the Institute of Radiation Medicine) ;
  • Kim, In-One (Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine and the Institute of Radiation Medicine) ;
  • Yeon, Kyung-Mo (Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine and the Institute of Radiation Medicine) ;
  • Jung, Kyeong-Cheon (Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine) ;
  • Byun, Sun-Ju (Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • Published : 2011.06.01
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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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