| Invasive thymoma in a child: a rare case report. | |
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PMID: 22325416 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Thymomas are neoplasms of the anterior mediastinum and generally occur between the fourth and sixth decades of life. In children, they are rare, with few reported cases. We describe a 9-year-old boy with invasive thymoma treated successfully by surgery alone. The patient was previously healthy and under treatment for a community-acquired pneumonia. A chest radiograph showed an opacity at the left lung base, and thoracic computed tomographic scan showed a mass with thick walls and liquid content situated in the lingula with no cleavage plane with the mediastinum. The patient underwent a left anterolateral thoracotomy, which showed a mass extending from the anterior mediastinum, infiltrating the left upper lobe of lung, phrenic nerve, and pericardium. A left upper lobectomy and resection of the mediastinal mass and lymph nodes were carried out. The pathologic analysis showed it to be a type B3 fusiform-cell thymoma, infiltrating the left upper lobe and 1 peribronchial lymph node. A multidisciplined tumor group decided to observe the patient and followed with thoracic computed tomographic scans every 3 months. After 2 years of follow-up, the patient has no evidence of recurrent disease. |
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Mauricio Murce Rocha; Precil Diego Miranda de Menezes Neves; Camila Cristina Martini Rodrigues; Guilherme Freire Angotti Carrara; Fábio Fonseca Simões; Renata Margarida Etchebehere; João Paulo Vieira Dos Santos; Marcelo Cunha Fatureto |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of pediatric surgery Volume: 47 ISSN: 1531-5037 ISO Abbreviation: J. Pediatr. Surg. Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-02-13 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0052631 Medline TA: J Pediatr Surg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: e23-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Surgery Department, Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG, Brazil. |
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