Role of surgery after chemotherapy in B-cell lymphoma of thymus causing airway compression and right ventricle outflow tract obstruction.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Lymphoma, B-Cell
- Thoracic Surgical Procedures
- Thymus Neoplasms
- Tracheal Stenosis
- Ventricular Outflow Obstruction