The hidden tumour: giant anterior mediastinal thymolipoma, an incidental finding

Banyameen Iqbal; Mangesh Machindra Londhe; Sushama Gurwale; Pragati Gupta

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The hidden tumour: giant anterior mediastinal thymolipoma, an incidental finding

Banyameen Iqbal

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,

Mangesh Machindra Londhe

¹

,

Sushama Gurwale

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,

Pragati Gupta

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Dr. D.Y Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. D.Y Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Pol J Pathol 2026; 77 (1)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pjp.2026.161537

Online publish date: 2026/05/06

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The hidden tumour: giant anterior mediastinal thymolipoma, an incidental finding

Banyameen Iqbal 1 , Mangesh Machindra Londhe 1 , Sushama Gurwale 1 , Pragati Gupta 1

Banyameen Iqbal

¹

,

Mangesh Machindra Londhe

¹

,

Sushama Gurwale

¹

,

Pragati Gupta

¹