Female 57 years

A 57 year-old asymptomatic woman was found to have a large mass in the anterior mediastinum on routine chest radiograph. The lesion was treated by surgical excision. The results of blood tests performed as part of routine clinical examination were within normal range. The tumour was encapsulated, measuring 9cm. Sectioning revealed lobulated, homogeneous, tan, fleshy tissue with multiple cystic spaces.

Female 60 years

A 60 year-old woman with a remote history of right breast cancer (invasive ductal carcinoma, with negative lymph nodes) was found to have a mass in the right lung/chest by chest CT scan. Resection was performed, showing an exophytic mass (2.3cm) which involved predominantly the chest wall and focally the lung parenchyma.

Male 26 years

26 year-old man presented with chest pain. CT scan demonstrated a large anterior mediastinal mass with multiple bone lesions, which seemed metastatic. A biopsy sample was taken by mediastinoscopy.

Female 72 years

A 72 year-old woman presented with a dyspnoea. Subsequent chest CT scan showed a large mass in the anterior mediastinum, which appeared to extend to the right lung. The entire tumour along with a portion of the lung adhesive to the tumour was resected.

Female 59 years

A 59 year-old woman noticed enlargement of the thyroid gland. Fine needle aspiration was not conclusive for the diagnosis. A right hemithyroidectomy was performed, showing multiple, well-circumscribed, solid, bright orange-red nodules ranging from 0.8 to 3.5cm. The surrounding thyroid parenchyma was tan-red and fleshy.

Male 63 years

A 63 year-old man presented with a large nodule in his right lobe of the thyroid gland. Fine needle aspiration contained atypical follicular cells. The right hemithyroidectomy was performed. There was a 5.5cm distinct mass which had infiltrative growth macroscopically.

Female 60 years

A 60 year-old woman noticed a small lump in her upper lip. The lump was excised.

Male 49 years

A 49 year-old man developed a lower back pain. He was found to have a large mass in his left kidney. The kidney was removed, which contained a well-defined mass (6.4cm) in the lower pole with extension to the perinephric adipose tissue.

Female 63 years

A 63 year-old woman was found to have a large cystic lesion in her left kidney. A radical nephrectomy was performed. The kidney was remarkable for a well-circumscribed 5.5cm large cystic mass in the cortex and medulla. Cystic space contained clotted blood.

Female 46 years

A 46 year-old woman was found to have a large mass (7cm) in the left colon and pericolonic adipose tissue. The mass was resected. It was well-circumscribed, and involved the muscularis propria, subserosa, and pericolonic adipose tissue.