@article {BOLCA3623, author = {CIPRIAN BOLCA and ALEXANDRU HAS and ANDREI BOBOCEA and ADELINA AFETELOR and RADU STOICA and IRINA STRAMBU and ILEANA STOICESCU and ELENA MAGHERAN and IRINA BALESCU and NICOLAE BACALBASA and FLORENTINA GHERGHICEANU and FLORENTINA FURTUNESCU and DANIEL RADAVOI and CAMELIA DIACONU and CRISTIAN PALERU and IOAN CORDOS}, title = {A Rare Thymic Tumor {\textendash} Lipofibroadenoma {\textendash} Always a Postoperative Surprise}, volume = {35}, number = {6}, pages = {3623--3626}, year = {2021}, doi = {10.21873/invivo.12668}, publisher = {International Institute of Anticancer Research}, abstract = {Background/Aim: Thymic lipofibroadenoma is a benign growth of unknown etiology extremely rarely described in the literature, morphologically resembling lipofibroadenoma of the breast. The diagnosis is usually a postoperative surprise and is made by the anatomopathologist. Surgical resection is curative. Case Report: The presented case is the first reported in a woman, to date. The patient was successfully submitted to surgery and complete resection of the giant intrathoracic tumor was performed. The histopathological and immunohistochemical studies came to demonstrated the presence of a thymic lipofibroadenoma while the postoperative outcomes were favorable. Conclusion: In cases presenting large intrathoracic tumors complete resection is able to provide a significant improvement of the general condition of the patient, as well as a chance for cure.}, issn = {0258-851X}, URL = {https://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/35/6/3623}, eprint = {https://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/35/6/3623.full.pdf}, journal = {In Vivo} }