Massive thymoma of the mid-posterior mediastinum: an unprecedented case in a young adult

We report an unprecedented case of ectopic thymoma in a young adult. A 33-year-old male presented with a 10-day history of non-productive cough and fever. Investigation revealed mediastinal widening without pulmonary involvement. Computed tomography showed a large mass-14.8 × 10.8 × 8.4 cm-in the mi...

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Autores principales: de Oliveira, Karen Fernandes, Rodrigues, Marcio Maciel, Lopes, Gesner Pereira, de Almeida, Renan Sandoval, Lusvarghi, Juliana Lopes, dos Santos, João Paulo Vieira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5210037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28057967
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0100-3984.2014.0025
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author de Oliveira, Karen Fernandes
Rodrigues, Marcio Maciel
Lopes, Gesner Pereira
de Almeida, Renan Sandoval
Lusvarghi, Juliana Lopes
dos Santos, João Paulo Vieira
author_facet de Oliveira, Karen Fernandes
Rodrigues, Marcio Maciel
Lopes, Gesner Pereira
de Almeida, Renan Sandoval
Lusvarghi, Juliana Lopes
dos Santos, João Paulo Vieira
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description We report an unprecedented case of ectopic thymoma in a young adult. A 33-year-old male presented with a 10-day history of non-productive cough and fever. Investigation revealed mediastinal widening without pulmonary involvement. Computed tomography showed a large mass-14.8 × 10.8 × 8.4 cm-in the mid-posterior mediastinum, and a biopsy obtained by video-assisted thoracoscopy indicated that the mass was a tumor. Immunohistochemistry showed combined thymoma type AB1. Because of the considerable proportions of the tumor and its close proximity to major structures, the patient was treated with chemotherapy.
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spelling pubmed-52100372017-01-05 Massive thymoma of the mid-posterior mediastinum: an unprecedented case in a young adult de Oliveira, Karen Fernandes Rodrigues, Marcio Maciel Lopes, Gesner Pereira de Almeida, Renan Sandoval Lusvarghi, Juliana Lopes dos Santos, João Paulo Vieira Radiol Bras Case Report We report an unprecedented case of ectopic thymoma in a young adult. A 33-year-old male presented with a 10-day history of non-productive cough and fever. Investigation revealed mediastinal widening without pulmonary involvement. Computed tomography showed a large mass-14.8 × 10.8 × 8.4 cm-in the mid-posterior mediastinum, and a biopsy obtained by video-assisted thoracoscopy indicated that the mass was a tumor. Immunohistochemistry showed combined thymoma type AB1. Because of the considerable proportions of the tumor and its close proximity to major structures, the patient was treated with chemotherapy. Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC5210037/ /pubmed/28057967 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0100-3984.2014.0025 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 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 work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Case Report
de Oliveira, Karen Fernandes
Rodrigues, Marcio Maciel
Lopes, Gesner Pereira
de Almeida, Renan Sandoval
Lusvarghi, Juliana Lopes
dos Santos, João Paulo Vieira
Massive thymoma of the mid-posterior mediastinum: an unprecedented case in a young adult
title Massive thymoma of the mid-posterior mediastinum: an unprecedented case in a young adult
title_full Massive thymoma of the mid-posterior mediastinum: an unprecedented case in a young adult
title_fullStr Massive thymoma of the mid-posterior mediastinum: an unprecedented case in a young adult
title_full_unstemmed Massive thymoma of the mid-posterior mediastinum: an unprecedented case in a young adult
title_short Massive thymoma of the mid-posterior mediastinum: an unprecedented case in a young adult
title_sort massive thymoma of the mid-posterior mediastinum: an unprecedented case in a young adult
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5210037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28057967
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0100-3984.2014.0025
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