Surgical treatment of micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma

Respirology Case Reports

Ji Yeon Kim¹  Min Kyun Kang²  Youn‐Ho Hwang²  Do Kyun Kang² 

[1] Department of Pathology Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine Busan South Korea;Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Haeundae Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine Busan South Korea;

关键词: Lymphoid tissue;    micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma;    thymoma;   

DOI  :  10.1002/rcr2.548

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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.

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