Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus incidentally diagnosed following two-years of non-productive cough
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus is a rare primary thymic carcinoma. Radiologic imaging of this malignancy is rarely reported in literature. We present a patient who complained of a chronic cough for two years who was later found to have mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus. Chest radiograph...
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doaj-f52d2016a5a04d9186016e655720fcaf2021-06-29T04:12:13ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332021-08-0116821582163Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus incidentally diagnosed following two-years of non-productive coughRyan Thibodeau, MD, MPH0Abtin Jafroodifar, MD1Marlon Coelho, MD2Benjamin Kaminski, BS3Lorenzo Gitto, MD4Daniel J. Zaccarini, MD5Ernest Scalzetti, MD6Department of Radiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY; Corresponding author.Department of Radiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NYDepartment of Radiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NYDepartment of Radiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NYDepartment of Pathology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NYDepartment of Pathology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NYDepartment of Radiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NYMucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus is a rare primary thymic carcinoma. Radiologic imaging of this malignancy is rarely reported in literature. We present a patient who complained of a chronic cough for two years who was later found to have mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus. Chest radiograph revealed a large anterior mediastinal mass. Follow-up computed tomography of the thorax demonstrated a large, heterogeneous anterior mediastinal mass with traversing vessels. F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography demonstrated high avidity in the lesion with areas of diminished activity thought to represent necrosis. Following surgical resection, pathology revealed high-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus extending into the skeletal muscle and pericardium with evidence of lymphovascular invasion. The patient received external beam radiation therapy and has remained disease-free for three years.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043321002983Anterior mediastinal massMucoepidermoid carcinomaComputed tomographyPositron emission tomographyRadiologic-pathologic correlationThymus |
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Ryan Thibodeau, MD, MPH Abtin Jafroodifar, MD Marlon Coelho, MD Benjamin Kaminski, BS Lorenzo Gitto, MD Daniel J. Zaccarini, MD Ernest Scalzetti, MD Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus incidentally diagnosed following two-years of non-productive cough Radiology Case Reports Anterior mediastinal mass Mucoepidermoid carcinoma Computed tomography Positron emission tomography Radiologic-pathologic correlation Thymus |
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Ryan Thibodeau, MD, MPH Abtin Jafroodifar, MD Marlon Coelho, MD Benjamin Kaminski, BS Lorenzo Gitto, MD Daniel J. Zaccarini, MD Ernest Scalzetti, MD |
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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus incidentally diagnosed following two-years of non-productive cough |
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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus incidentally diagnosed following two-years of non-productive cough |
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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus incidentally diagnosed following two-years of non-productive cough |
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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus incidentally diagnosed following two-years of non-productive cough |
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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus incidentally diagnosed following two-years of non-productive cough |
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mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus incidentally diagnosed following two-years of non-productive cough |
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Radiology Case Reports |
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1930-0433 |
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2021-08-01 |
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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus is a rare primary thymic carcinoma. Radiologic imaging of this malignancy is rarely reported in literature. We present a patient who complained of a chronic cough for two years who was later found to have mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus. Chest radiograph revealed a large anterior mediastinal mass. Follow-up computed tomography of the thorax demonstrated a large, heterogeneous anterior mediastinal mass with traversing vessels. F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography demonstrated high avidity in the lesion with areas of diminished activity thought to represent necrosis. Following surgical resection, pathology revealed high-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus extending into the skeletal muscle and pericardium with evidence of lymphovascular invasion. The patient received external beam radiation therapy and has remained disease-free for three years. |
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Anterior mediastinal mass Mucoepidermoid carcinoma Computed tomography Positron emission tomography Radiologic-pathologic correlation Thymus |
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