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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Parietal pleura lipoma: A rare intrathoracic tumor
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Volume 59, No. 5, Year 2011
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Description
Lipoma is a common benign tumor of soft tissues in adults. An intrathoracic location, particularly in the parietal pleura, is rare. We report two cases of pleural parietal lipoma with a review of literature. A preoperative diagnosis was established histologically by fine-needle aspiration in the first case and radiologically by computed tomography scan in the second. Both patients underwent surgical excision via thoracotomy and video-assisted thoracic surgery. Pathology examination confirmed the diagnosis of lipoma. The authors emphasize the necessity of surgical resection because of preoperative diagnostic difficulty of discerning lipoma from well-differentiated liposarcoma. © 2011 The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery.
Authors & Co-Authors
Zidane, Abdelfettah
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Military Hospital Mohammed V
Atoini, Fouad
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Military Hospital Mohammed V
Arsalane, Adil
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Military Hospital Mohammed V
Traibi, Akram
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Military Hospital Mohammed V
El Hammoumi, Massine Mohammed
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Military Hospital Mohammed V
Ouariachi, Fayçal
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Military Hospital Mohammed V
Oukabli, Mohamed
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Military Hospital Mohammed V
Kabiri, El Hassan
Morocco, Agdal Rabat
Military Hospital Mohammed V
Statistics
Citations: 26
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s11748-010-0650-7
ISSN:
18636705
e-ISSN:
18636713
Research Areas
Cancer
Health System And Policy