Ectopic thymoma simulating a pericardial cyst

We present a case of a 53 year old man with a thymoma near the pericardium, a rare ectopic localisation of thymoma. A round radiodensity found at the right cardiophrenic angle was initially suspected at the echocardiography to be a pericardial cyst. The diagnosis of thymoma was made only after histo...

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Main Authors: G. Caramori, N. Calia, C. Pasquini, O. Arar, F. Ravenna, I. Guzzinati, A. Boniotti, L. Cavazzini, A. Ciaccia, G. Cavallesco, A. Papi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2005-12-01
Series:Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
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Online Access:https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/625