Thymic hyperplasia in a patient with Grave's disease

International Archives of Medicine

Silvia S Mahjoub²  Mondher M Golli¹  Ines I Kochtali²  Randa R Salem¹  Rim R Klii²  Amira A Hamzaoui² 

[1] Department of Radiology- Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital- Monastir 5000- Tunisia;Department of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology- Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital- Monastir 5000- Tunisia

关键词: Hyperthyroidism;    thymic hyperplasia;    Grave's disease;   

Others  :  804757
DOI  :  10.1186/1755-7682-5-6

 received in 2011-12-16, accepted in 2012-02-09,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

Hyperplastic changes of the thymus may be found in patients with Graves' disease. However, this rarely presents as an anterior mediastinal mass, particularly among adults. In this report, we describe a 46-year old woman with Graves' disease and thymic hyperplasia.

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Hamzaoui et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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