Aspects of thymic pathologies in paediatric patients. Case study of true thymic hyperplasia and the diagnostic approach

• Main Authors: Aleksandra Wietecha-Pikul (Author), Agnieszka Juranek (Author), Ewa Cichocka-Jarosz (Author), Izabella Głodzik (Author), Wojciech Górecki (Author), Edyta Juraszewska (Author), Aleksandra Kiszka-Wiłkojć (Author), Grzegorz Lis (Author), Anna Taczanowska-Niemczuk (Author), Przemko Kwinta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Termedia Publishing House, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Proliferative lesions of the thymus are very rare in children and represent about 2% of mediastinal tumours. They may result from organ hyperplasia, the presence of cysts, or germinal and epithelial neoplasms. All of them can result in massive enlargement of thymus but differ considerably in terms o...