Ectopic intrapleural thymoma: a rare location in the thoracic cavity

We present a patient with a large thymoma on the right thoracic cavity developing from the visceral pleura. This is a rare location for this tumour, and only a few had been reported to date in the literature.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lopez-Marco, Ana, Al-Zuhir, Naail, Kornaszewska, Malgorzata
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4702014/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26738510
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjv166
Descripción
Sumario:We present a patient with a large thymoma on the right thoracic cavity developing from the visceral pleura. This is a rare location for this tumour, and only a few had been reported to date in the literature.

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