Surgical treatment of micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma

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
Subjects:
Lymphoid tissue
micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma
thymoma
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.548
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spelling doaj-b56f5bc90e63432d89940e34531ea9752020-11-25T01:31:23ZengWileyRespirology Case Reports2051-33802020-04-0183n/an/a10.1002/rcr2.548Surgical treatment of micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stromaMin Kyun Kang0Do Kyun Kang1Youn‐Ho Hwang2Ji Yeon Kim3Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine Busan South KoreaDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine Busan South KoreaDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine Busan South KoreaDepartment of Pathology Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine Busan South KoreaAbstract 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.https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.548Lymphoid tissuemicronodular thymoma with lymphoid stromathymoma
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author Min Kyun Kang
Do Kyun Kang
Youn‐Ho Hwang
Ji Yeon Kim
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Do Kyun Kang
Youn‐Ho Hwang
Ji Yeon Kim
Surgical treatment of micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma
Respirology Case Reports
Lymphoid tissue
micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma
thymoma
author_facet Min Kyun Kang
Do Kyun Kang
Youn‐Ho Hwang
Ji Yeon Kim
author_sort Min Kyun Kang
title Surgical treatment of micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma
title_short Surgical treatment of micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma
title_full Surgical treatment of micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma
title_fullStr Surgical treatment of micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma
title_full_unstemmed Surgical treatment of micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma
title_sort surgical treatment of micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma
publisher Wiley
series Respirology Case Reports
issn 2051-3380
publishDate 2020-04-01
description 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.
topic Lymphoid tissue
micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma
thymoma
url https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.548
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