Intrathoracic xanthoma mimicking lung cancer in a patient with familial hypercholesterolemia type II: a case report.
Guvener M, Ucar H, Tok M, Dogan O, Yildiz I, Yilmaz M, Firat P. Intrathoracic xanthoma mimicking lung cancer in a patient with familial hypercholesterolemia type II: a case report. The Heart Surgery Forum 2007, 10: e3-5. PMID: 17162397, DOI: 10.1532/hsf98.20061030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge tumor-like massChest X-ray filmComplaints of dyspneaBenign soft tissue lesionTumor-like massSoft tissue lesionsX-ray filmsChest painCardiopulmonary bypassRight hemithoraxPrior diagnosisCase reportHistopathologic findingsLung cancerTendon sheathTomography scanTracheal segmentsThoracic cavityRare locationFamilial hypercholesterolemiaXanthomasPatientsType IIDyspneaCough