Noninvasive thymoma in the middle mediastinum.

Kanzaki, Masato; Oyama, Kunihiro; Ikeda, Toyohide; Yoshida, Tamami; Murasugi, Masahide; Onuki, Takamasa · Ann Thorac Surg · 2004

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We present a rare case of thymoma that developed entirely in the middle mediastinum. A 60-year-old woman was referred to our hospital with a mediastinal mass. The mass was located in the visceral compartment of Shields' mediastinal classification. Intraoperative pathologic evaluation revealed a thymoma, whereupon total thymectomy was performed. The postoperative course was uncomplicated and the patient received no postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy.

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