Giant thymoma in the anterior-inferior mediastinum
Autor: | Hartmut Merz, Peter Kujath, Stefan Limmer |
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Rok vydání: | 2009 |
Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Adult Male Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Thymoma Superior mediastinum medicine.medical_treatment Biopsy Mediastinal Neoplasms hemic and lymphatic diseases medicine Anterior inferior mediastinum Humans neoplasms Aged Neoplasm Staging Aged 80 and over medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Mediastinum Histology Thymus Neoplasms Middle Aged medicine.disease Thymectomy Immunohistochemistry surgical procedures operative medicine.anatomical_structure Treatment Outcome Male patient Surgery Female Radiology Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Tomography X-Ray Computed |
Zdroj: | Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery. 10(3) |
ISSN: | 1569-9285 |
Popis: | Thymomas are usually found in the superior mediastinum and sternotomy is the standard approach for resection. We report a case of a male patient with a giant left-sided thymoma, nearly fulfilling the whole hemithorax. Due to the sheer size of the tumor and its location in the anterior-inferior mediastinum, we performed a lateral approach for thymectomy. On resection the specimen measured 18 x 16 x 12 cm. Histology revealed a mixed stage I thymoma. The patient is doing well 36 months after resection and has no signs of recurrence. In literature, a significant increase in the risk of recurrence for thymomas >8 cm is reported. |
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