Mediastinal thymolipoma with striated myoid cells: report of a peculiar case

Desmin, a muscle-type intermediate filament, is found in cells of smooth and striated muscle and in a lesser amount in myofibroblasts. [...]it has been primarily used for the identification of smooth muscle and skeletal muscle tumors. Studies on more of these cases are necessary to elucidate the relationship between thymolipoma and myoid cells. [...]exhaustive testing of all thymic neoplasms is vital for classifying these tumors and pro- viding patients with proper treatment.