TY - JOUR
T1 - Giant cystic thymoma with haemorrhage and necrosis
T2 - an unusual case.
AU - Pai, Radha R.
AU - Sahu, Kausalya
AU - Shetty, A. B.
AU - Goel, Garima
AU - Prasad, H. V.Krishna
PY - 2009/4/1
Y1 - 2009/4/1
N2 - Extreme degree of cystic, haemorrhagic and necrotic changes in a thymoma is rare. A 22-year-old male presented with cough, grade 2 dyspnoea, and occasional chest pain for the past six months. Radiological investigations revealed a large cystic lesion in the anterior mediastinum. A benign cystic tumour was suspected. Surgical resection of the tumour was done. Grossly, the almost entirely cystic and haemorrhagic dumb-bell shaped encapsulated tumour showed a subcapsular residual nodule. Histopathological examination was suggestive diagnosis of benign thymoma (World Health Organization [WHO] Type A, medullary type) associated with the rare features of cells with dendritic processes containing melanin pigment seen singly scattered throughout the tumour.
AB - Extreme degree of cystic, haemorrhagic and necrotic changes in a thymoma is rare. A 22-year-old male presented with cough, grade 2 dyspnoea, and occasional chest pain for the past six months. Radiological investigations revealed a large cystic lesion in the anterior mediastinum. A benign cystic tumour was suspected. Surgical resection of the tumour was done. Grossly, the almost entirely cystic and haemorrhagic dumb-bell shaped encapsulated tumour showed a subcapsular residual nodule. Histopathological examination was suggestive diagnosis of benign thymoma (World Health Organization [WHO] Type A, medullary type) associated with the rare features of cells with dendritic processes containing melanin pigment seen singly scattered throughout the tumour.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 19445448
AN - SCOPUS:66849124355
SN - 0377-9343
VL - 51
SP - 111
EP - 113
JO - The Indian journal of chest diseases
JF - The Indian journal of chest diseases
IS - 2
ER -