A Case of Invasive Thymoma with Endotracheal Polypoid Growth

Thymomas are one of the most common neoplasms of the mediastinum derived from thymic epithelium. It is common that invasive thymoma invades the lung, pericardium, and great vessels. Airway compression by mass effect also occurs, but direct polypoid tumor growth into the airway is extremely rare. Onl...

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Autores principales: Hwang, Jin Tae, Kim, Min Hee, Chang, Ki Jun, Chang, Hyo Jeong, Choi, Soo Jeon, Yuh, Young Jin, Kim, Jung Yeon, Park, Hye Kyeong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3538187/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23319996
http://dx.doi.org/10.4046/trd.2012.73.6.331
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Sumario:Thymomas are one of the most common neoplasms of the mediastinum derived from thymic epithelium. It is common that invasive thymoma invades the lung, pericardium, and great vessels. Airway compression by mass effect also occurs, but direct polypoid tumor growth into the airway is extremely rare. Only 20 cases of invasive thymoma with endobronchial polypoid growth have previously been reported globally. However, there is no case report of invasive thymoma with endotracheal growth. Herein, we report a rare case of invasive thymoma with endotracheal polypoid growth in a 28-year-old woman.

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