Malignant invasive thymoma in the posterior mediastinum.

Orki, Alpay; Patlakoglu, Mehmet Suat; Tahaoglu, Canan; Kutlu, Cemal Asim · Ann Thorac Surg · 2009

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We present a rare case of malignant invasive thymoma (type A) arising from the posterior mediastinum. A 17-year-old girl was referred to our clinic after detection of a mass on a chest roentgenogram. Thoracoscopy showed a lobulated, pale yellowish mass located in the posterior compartment together with several foci in the lung parenchyma. The tumor and parenchymal foci were totally resected through a left minithoracotomy. Postoperative pathology revealed malignant invasive thymoma type A.

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