Unusual Thymic Hyperplasia Mimicking Lipomatous Tumor in an Eight-Year-Old Boy with Concomitant Pericardial Lipomatosis and Right Facial Hemihypertrophy.
10.3348/kjr.2011.12.3.376
- Author:
Yoo Jin KIM
1
;
Woo Sun KIM
;
Jung Eun CHEON
;
Yun Jung LIM
;
In One KIM
;
Kyung Mo YEON
;
Kyeong Cheon JUNG
;
Sun Ju BYUN
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine and the Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul 110-744, Korea. kimws@radcom.snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Thymus;
Thymic hyperplasia;
Mediastinum;
Anterior mediastinal mass;
Pericardial lipomatosis;
Facial hemihypertrophy;
Children;
Pediatric;
Computed tomography (CT);
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- MeSH:
Child;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Facial Asymmetry/complications/*diagnosis;
Heart Diseases/complications/*diagnosis/surgery;
Humans;
Hypertrophy/pathology;
Lipomatosis/complications/*diagnosis/surgery;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Male;
Pericardium/*pathology;
Thymus Hyperplasia/complications/*diagnosis/surgery;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology
2011;12(3):376-381
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
