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Multifocal Primary Intrapulmonary Thymoma: A rare subtype of ectopic thymoma
Primary Intrapulmonary Thymoma (PIT) is an infrequent ectopic lung tumor that poses a diagnostic dilemma and has a poorly understood origin. We report a previously healthy 61-year-old lady who presented with cough and weight loss for a month. Diagnostic imaging showed a large left upper lobe mass an...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8348171/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34401269 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101423 |
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author | Lourdesamy Anthony, Albert Iruthiaraj Satnam Singh, Taranjit Kaur |
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description | Primary Intrapulmonary Thymoma (PIT) is an infrequent ectopic lung tumor that poses a diagnostic dilemma and has a poorly understood origin. We report a previously healthy 61-year-old lady who presented with cough and weight loss for a month. Diagnostic imaging showed a large left upper lobe mass and two multifocal pleural based nodules in the left lower lobe. She underwent Computed Tomography (CT) guided biopsy of the lung mass and histopathological findings was consistent with a combined Type B1 and B2 thymoma. She was planned for 6 cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with the intent of achieving tumor downstaging and resectability. Due to the lack of established evidence for management of unresectable disease, we wish to highlight the importance of multidisciplinary consensus before pursuing multimodality treatment. |
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spelling | pubmed-83481712021-08-15 Multifocal Primary Intrapulmonary Thymoma: A rare subtype of ectopic thymoma Lourdesamy Anthony, Albert Iruthiaraj Satnam Singh, Taranjit Kaur Respir Med Case Rep Case Report Primary Intrapulmonary Thymoma (PIT) is an infrequent ectopic lung tumor that poses a diagnostic dilemma and has a poorly understood origin. We report a previously healthy 61-year-old lady who presented with cough and weight loss for a month. Diagnostic imaging showed a large left upper lobe mass and two multifocal pleural based nodules in the left lower lobe. She underwent Computed Tomography (CT) guided biopsy of the lung mass and histopathological findings was consistent with a combined Type B1 and B2 thymoma. She was planned for 6 cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with the intent of achieving tumor downstaging and resectability. Due to the lack of established evidence for management of unresectable disease, we wish to highlight the importance of multidisciplinary consensus before pursuing multimodality treatment. Elsevier 2021-05-11 /pmc/articles/PMC8348171/ /pubmed/34401269 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101423 Text en © 2021 The Author(s) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Lourdesamy Anthony, Albert Iruthiaraj Satnam Singh, Taranjit Kaur Multifocal Primary Intrapulmonary Thymoma: A rare subtype of ectopic thymoma |
title | Multifocal Primary Intrapulmonary Thymoma: A rare subtype of ectopic thymoma |
title_full | Multifocal Primary Intrapulmonary Thymoma: A rare subtype of ectopic thymoma |
title_fullStr | Multifocal Primary Intrapulmonary Thymoma: A rare subtype of ectopic thymoma |
title_full_unstemmed | Multifocal Primary Intrapulmonary Thymoma: A rare subtype of ectopic thymoma |
title_short | Multifocal Primary Intrapulmonary Thymoma: A rare subtype of ectopic thymoma |
title_sort | multifocal primary intrapulmonary thymoma: a rare subtype of ectopic thymoma |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8348171/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34401269 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101423 |
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