Case Report: Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma in the Wall of a Thymic Cyst

Thymic cysts are rare lesions (1–5% of all mediastinal masses) and, most of the times, are incidental findings. The coexistence of a lymphoma and a thymic cyst is rare. In the case reported herein, microscopic foci of a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma were identified in the wall of a resected thymic c...

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Autores principales: Agrafiotis, Apostolos C., Paralikas, Ioannis, Giakoumakis, Kanellos, Moraitis, Sotirios D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
Materias:
Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8847264/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35187056
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2022.788047
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Sumario:Thymic cysts are rare lesions (1–5% of all mediastinal masses) and, most of the times, are incidental findings. The coexistence of a lymphoma and a thymic cyst is rare. In the case reported herein, microscopic foci of a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma were identified in the wall of a resected thymic cyst. This case report adds to the current knowledge of this rare entity and highlights the necessity of early surgical resection of mediastinal cysts over watchful waiting.

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