Surgical treatment of micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma

Abstract This case was about a 71‐year‐old man presented to our clinic for an anterior mediastinal mass found on routine chest computed tomography (CT). CT scan showed a lobulating contoured mass in the anterior mediastinum. A preliminary diagnosis was thymoma. The patient underwent subxiphoid unipo...

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Main Authors: Min Kyun Kang, Do Kyun Kang, Youn‐Ho Hwang, Ji Yeon Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-04-01
Series:Respirology Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.548
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Summary:Abstract This case was about a 71‐year‐old man presented to our clinic for an anterior mediastinal mass found on routine chest computed tomography (CT). CT scan showed a lobulating contoured mass in the anterior mediastinum. A preliminary diagnosis was thymoma. The patient underwent subxiphoid uniportal video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery for the extended thymectomy and complete excision of the tumour. The pathological examination showed a micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma (MTWLS). In conclusion, this report described an extremely rare tumour, MTWLS, and MTWLS might be considered in the differential diagnosis of mediastinal tumour, especially thymoma.
ISSN:2051-3380