Infarcted thymus presenting as cancer
Thymomas are exceedingly rare in the pediatric population, with lymphoma being a much more likely etiology of a mediastinal mass in a child. Here, we present the interesting case of a large mediastinal mass incidentally identified in an 11-year-old female, which was initially concerning for malignan...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Published: |
Elsevier,
2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Connect to this object online. |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | Thymomas are exceedingly rare in the pediatric population, with lymphoma being a much more likely etiology of a mediastinal mass in a child. Here, we present the interesting case of a large mediastinal mass incidentally identified in an 11-year-old female, which was initially concerning for malignancy. After extensive workup revealing the likely benign nature off the lesion, resection was pursued to relieve cardiopulmonary mass effect. Final pathology was returned as benign infarcted thymoma. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | 2213-5766 10.1016/j.epsc.2022.102498 |