Large Multilocular Thymic Cyst: A Rare Finding in an HIV Positive Adult Female

Multilocular thymic cysts with follicular hyperplasia are uncommon masses that occur in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive individuals. These cysts mostly present in HIV positive children. Here we report a rare case of multilocular thymic cyst in an HIV positive adult female. In this case r...

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Autores principales: Shi, Xiao, Nasseri, Farbod, Berger, David M., Nachiappan, Arun C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3440930/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23029638
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2156-7514.100379
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author Shi, Xiao
Nasseri, Farbod
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description Multilocular thymic cysts with follicular hyperplasia are uncommon masses that occur in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive individuals. These cysts mostly present in HIV positive children. Here we report a rare case of multilocular thymic cyst in an HIV positive adult female. In this case report, the radiologic findings of multilocular thymic cyst, management and prognosis are discussed.
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spelling pubmed-34409302012-10-01 Large Multilocular Thymic Cyst: A Rare Finding in an HIV Positive Adult Female Shi, Xiao Nasseri, Farbod Berger, David M. Nachiappan, Arun C. J Clin Imaging Sci Case Report Multilocular thymic cysts with follicular hyperplasia are uncommon masses that occur in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive individuals. These cysts mostly present in HIV positive children. Here we report a rare case of multilocular thymic cyst in an HIV positive adult female. In this case report, the radiologic findings of multilocular thymic cyst, management and prognosis are discussed. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012-08-30 /pmc/articles/PMC3440930/ /pubmed/23029638 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2156-7514.100379 Text en Copyright: © 2012 Shi X. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Shi, Xiao
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Nachiappan, Arun C.
Large Multilocular Thymic Cyst: A Rare Finding in an HIV Positive Adult Female
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title_full Large Multilocular Thymic Cyst: A Rare Finding in an HIV Positive Adult Female
title_fullStr Large Multilocular Thymic Cyst: A Rare Finding in an HIV Positive Adult Female
title_full_unstemmed Large Multilocular Thymic Cyst: A Rare Finding in an HIV Positive Adult Female
title_short Large Multilocular Thymic Cyst: A Rare Finding in an HIV Positive Adult Female
title_sort large multilocular thymic cyst: a rare finding in an hiv positive adult female
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3440930/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23029638
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2156-7514.100379
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