Intrathoracic hibernoma: report of two cases

M Hertoghs; P Van Schil; Roger Rutsaert; E Van Marck; J Vallaeys

doi:10.1016/j.lungcan.2008.11.003

Intrathoracic hibernoma: report of two cases

Lung Cancer. 2009 Jun;64(3):367-70. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2008.11.003. Epub 2009 Jan 6.

Authors

M Hertoghs¹, P Van Schil, Roger Rutsaert, E Van Marck, J Vallaeys

Affiliation

¹ University Hospital Antwerp, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Edegem, Belgium. [email protected]

PMID: 19128854
DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2008.11.003

Abstract

Hibernomas are uncommon benign soft tissue tumours mimicking brown fat. The most common anatomic locations include the neck, axilla, mediastinum, periaortic and perirenal zones. Intrathoracic and in particular pleural locations are exceptional. We report two cases of intrathoracic hibernoma with pleural involvement treated by surgical resection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adipocytes, Brown / pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease-Free Survival
Female
Humans
Lipoma / diagnosis*
Lipoma / pathology*
Lipoma / surgery
Male
Pleural Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Pleural Neoplasms / pathology*
Pleural Neoplasms / surgery
Positron-Emission Tomography
Radiography, Thoracic
Respiratory Function Tests
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology
Thoracic Cavity / surgery
Thoracoscopy*
Thoracotomy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Young Adult