Role of surgery after chemotherapy in B-cell lymphoma of thymus causing airway compression and right ventricle outflow tract obstruction
| Autor: | Samir S. Amr, Ikram ul Haq Chaudhry, Abduljaleel Poovathumkadavil, Shoukat Ahmad Bojal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Lymphoma B-Cell medicine.medical_treatment Biopsy Antineoplastic Agents Ventricular Outflow Obstruction Diagnosis Differential Young Adult medicine Humans B-cell lymphoma Right ventricle outflow tract Chemotherapy medicine.diagnostic_test Tumor size business.industry Thymus Neoplasms Thoracic Surgical Procedures medicine.disease Lymphoma Surgery Airway compression Echocardiography Female Radiology Tomography Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Tomography X-Ray Computed Tracheal Stenosis Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | The Annals of thoracic surgery. 92(3) |
| ISSN: | 1552-6259 |
| Popis: | Primary B-cell lymphoma of thymus is uncommon. We describe the case of a 23-year-old woman with a history of shortness of breath and distended neck veins of 1-month duration. A chest roentgenogram and computed tomographic chest scan of the showed a large anterior mediastinal mass. Tru-cut biopsy revealed primary B-cell lymphoma of thymus. She underwent chemotherapy with no symptomatic improvement. Post-chemotherapy computed tomographic scan of the chest showed no appreciable reduction in tumor size. Surgical excision was carried out with excellent results. |
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