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Case Reports
. 2012 May-Jun;18(3):149-52.
doi: 10.1016/j.rppneu.2011.12.003. Epub 2012 Jan 18.

A rare case of dysphagia and palpitation caused by the compression exerted by an enormous mediastinal lipoma

C-H Chen  1 , H Chang, P-Y Tseng, T-T Hung, H-H Wu
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A rare case of dysphagia and palpitation caused by the compression exerted by an enormous mediastinal lipoma

C-H Chen et al. Rev Port Pneumol. 2012 May-Jun.
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Abstract

A 65-year-old woman presented with mild dysphagia, weight loss and intermittent palpitation. Chest radiograph revealed a large opacity in the right lower lung field. Subsequent CT scan showed a large posterior mediastinal lipoma extending from the level of the aortic arch to the thoracoabdominal junction. After thoracoscopic resection, the patient's dysphagia and palpitation were resolved. After a follow-up of 2 years, the patient has had no evidence of recurrence.

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