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Incidental giant thymoma—a reminder of the importance of a global look of the imaging scans
Incidental giant thymoma—a reminder of the importance of a global look of the imaging scans
- Source :
- Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2023
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Oxford University Press (OUP), 2023.
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Abstract
- A 49-year-old female patient, without previous medical history, underwent a thoracic CT due to SARS-CoV2 infection. This exam revealed a heterogeneous mass in the anterior mediastinum with 11 × 8.8 cm in close contact with main thoracic vessels and pericardium. Surgical biopsy documented a B2 thymoma. This clinical case reminds the importance of a systematic and global look of the imaging scans. Years before the thymoma diagnosis, the patient underwent a shoulder X-ray due to musculoskeletal pain, where an irregular shape of the aortic arch was visible, probably related to the growing mediastinal mass. An earlier diagnosis would allow a complete mass resection without such extensive surgery and less morbidity.
- Subjects :
- Surgery
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Details
- ISSN :
- 20428812
- Volume :
- 2023
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Surgical Case Reports
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........fe4664ee42a813e3d24c8080cfcdce3d
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjad084