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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

Authors :
Filipa Policarpo
Mariana Antunes
Magda Alvoeiro
Francisco Alvoeiro
Source :
Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2023
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Oxford University Press (OUP), 2023.

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

Subjects :
Surgery

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