Massive Thymic Hyperplasia Mimicking Anterior Mediastinal Neoplasia in Occult Graves' Disease

Background  Thymic hyperplasia is a recognized complication of Graves' disease that can present radiologically as an anterior mediastinal mass. Case Description  We present a unique case of massive thymic hyperplasia occurring in a 24-year-old female without a known history of thyroid or other...

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Autores principales: Kennedy, Christopher James, Paton, David James William
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2019
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6629999/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31312591
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1692188
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description Background  Thymic hyperplasia is a recognized complication of Graves' disease that can present radiologically as an anterior mediastinal mass. Case Description  We present a unique case of massive thymic hyperplasia occurring in a 24-year-old female without a known history of thyroid or other systemic disease in whom Graves' disease first manifested intraoperatively during thymectomy for presumed neoplasia. Conclusion  We suggest that the work-up of all anterior mediastinal masses should include a comprehensive search for medical causes of reversible thymic enlargement.
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spelling pubmed-66299992019-07-16 Massive Thymic Hyperplasia Mimicking Anterior Mediastinal Neoplasia in Occult Graves' Disease Kennedy, Christopher James Paton, David James William Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep Background  Thymic hyperplasia is a recognized complication of Graves' disease that can present radiologically as an anterior mediastinal mass. Case Description  We present a unique case of massive thymic hyperplasia occurring in a 24-year-old female without a known history of thyroid or other systemic disease in whom Graves' disease first manifested intraoperatively during thymectomy for presumed neoplasia. Conclusion  We suggest that the work-up of all anterior mediastinal masses should include a comprehensive search for medical causes of reversible thymic enlargement. Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2019-01 2019-07-15 /pmc/articles/PMC6629999/ /pubmed/31312591 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1692188 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License, which permits unrestricted reproduction and distribution, for non-commercial purposes only; and use and reproduction, but not distribution, of adapted material for non-commercial purposes only, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Massive Thymic Hyperplasia Mimicking Anterior Mediastinal Neoplasia in Occult Graves' Disease
title Massive Thymic Hyperplasia Mimicking Anterior Mediastinal Neoplasia in Occult Graves' Disease
title_full Massive Thymic Hyperplasia Mimicking Anterior Mediastinal Neoplasia in Occult Graves' Disease
title_fullStr Massive Thymic Hyperplasia Mimicking Anterior Mediastinal Neoplasia in Occult Graves' Disease
title_full_unstemmed Massive Thymic Hyperplasia Mimicking Anterior Mediastinal Neoplasia in Occult Graves' Disease
title_short Massive Thymic Hyperplasia Mimicking Anterior Mediastinal Neoplasia in Occult Graves' Disease
title_sort massive thymic hyperplasia mimicking anterior mediastinal neoplasia in occult graves' disease
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6629999/
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