A rare case of dysphagia and palpitation caused by the compression exerted by an enormous mediastinal lipoma
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 jun...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-05-01
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| Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0873215911001693 |