A unilocular thymic cyst associated with true thymic hyperplasia: a challenging diagnosis especially in a child

We report a new case of a mediastinal mass in a 19-year-old patient corresponding microscopically to an association of unilocular thymic cyst and true thymic hyperplasia. Our aim is to highlight the absence of specificity of clinical and radiological findings and the necessity of a thorough sampling...

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Autores principales: Mlika, Mona, Gattoufi, Walid, Zribi, Hazem, Braham, Emna, Marghli, Adel, El Mezni, Faouzi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4590429/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26445562
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IMCRJ.S84144
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Sumario:We report a new case of a mediastinal mass in a 19-year-old patient corresponding microscopically to an association of unilocular thymic cyst and true thymic hyperplasia. Our aim is to highlight the absence of specificity of clinical and radiological findings and the necessity of a thorough sampling of the tumor in order to establish the diagnosis.

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