Malignant Invasive Thymoma in the Posterior Mediastinum

Alpay Orki, Mehmet Suat Patlakoglu, Canan Tahaoglu, Cemal Asim Kutlu

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Abstract

We present a rare case of malignant invasive thymoma (type A) arising from the posterior mediastinum. A 17-year-old girl was referred to our clinic after detection of a mass on a chest roentgenogram. Thoracoscopy showed a lobulated, pale yellowish mass located in the posterior compartment together with several foci in the lung parenchyma. The tumor and parenchymal foci were totally resected through a left minithoracotomy. Postoperative pathology revealed malignant invasive thymoma type A.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1274-1275
Number of pages2
JournalAnnals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume87
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2009
Externally publishedYes

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