Cystic Thymoma Masquerading as Simple Pericardial Cyst

Cystic degeneration of thymoma can occur, although rarely to the extent that the lesion appears entirely cystic. We present a case of a 26-year-old man with a large anterior mediastinal cyst that was resected with histopathologic examination revealing a cystic thymoma.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Annals of Thoracic Surgery Short Reports
Main Authors: Jennifer M. Nishimura, MD, Camille Yongue, MD, Fang Zhou, MD, Stephanie H. Chang, MD, MSCI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772993124003292