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Computed tomography scan showing a hypodense tumor (arrow) in the anterior
mediastinum.
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The spiral computed tomography of the chest and mediastinum revealed a hypodense lesion measuring about 6 x 3 cm in the anterior mediastinum without invasion to adjacent structures (Figure 1).
Cut sections of thymic mass with lobulated fatty and hemorrhagic surface in gross
examination.
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Gross examination of the mass showed well defined soft mass measuring 8 x 7 x 3 cm and weighing 150 g; the cut sections revealed lobulated yellow-red soft surface with hemorrhagic foci (Figure 2).
(a) Microscopic section in low power showing a mixture of thymic tissue, fat and large
blood vessels. (Hematoxylin and Eosin, x40), (b) high power view of mass showing
Hassall's corpuscles, mature T lymphocytes, adipose tissue and large blood vessels.
(Hematoxylin and Eosin, x200).
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Microscopic examination showed admixture of adipose tissue, thymic tissue and blood vessels with the diagnosis of thymoangiolipoma (Figure 3(a) and (b)).