A rare case of true thymic hyperplasia in an adult

True thymic hyperplasia (TTH) is a rare cause of a fat-containing mediastinal mass, most commonly found in infants and young children. We report a case of TTH in a 22-year-old adult, successfully managed via minimally invasive video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Porter, Angus, Naidoo, Rishendran, Morgan, Thomas, Reddy, Taryn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10415822/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37577071
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2023.07.033
Descripción
Sumario:True thymic hyperplasia (TTH) is a rare cause of a fat-containing mediastinal mass, most commonly found in infants and young children. We report a case of TTH in a 22-year-old adult, successfully managed via minimally invasive video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

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