Published April 18, 2019 | Version v1
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IDIOPATHIC MEDIASTINAL LIPOMATOSIS PRESENTING AS PULMONARY EMBOLISM: A RARE CASE REPORT.

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  • 1. Imaging Department, Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.

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Mediastinallipomatosis is a benign condition characterized by deposition of abnormal amount of mature adipose tissue within the mediastinum. Usually asymptomatic and its incidence is underestimated. We report a symptomatic case of mediastinallipomatosis who presented radiologically as mediastinal widening with left lower lobe segmental lung collapse.

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