Presentation
Mediastinal widening on X-ray.
Patient Data
Age: 60 years
Gender: Male
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Unencapsulated normal fat are present diffusely sparse throughout the mediastinum. There is also a fatty liver.
Case Discussion
Mediastinal lipomatosis is a benign entity of increased collections of non encapsulated fat throughout the mediastinum.
This is an overweight patient with no other known reason for mediastinal lipomatosis.