Thymic Hyperplasia after Lung Transplantation Imitating Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder | Zendy

Christina Steger | Zendy; Severin Semsroth | Zendy; Thomas Hager | Zendy; Ralf J. Rieker | Zendy; Ludwig Müller | Zendy

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Thymic Hyperplasia after Lung Transplantation Imitating Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder

Author(s) -

Christina Steger,

Severin Semsroth,

Thomas Hager,

Ralf J. Rieker,

Ludwig Müller

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

case reports in transplantation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6943

pISSN - 2090-6951

DOI - 10.1155/2011/859405

Subject(s) - medicine , thymectomy , thymoma , malignancy , hyperplasia , pathology , lymphoproliferative disorders , lung , transplantation , lymphoid hyperplasia , lymphoma , endocrine system , post transplant lymphoproliferative disorder , myasthenia gravis , surgery , rituximab , hormone

Thymic hyperplasia is usually associated with the treatment of malignant tumours and is sometimes linked with endocrine diseases. For the first time, we report a case of thymic hyperplasia in a patient 2 years after bilateral lung transplantation. Contrast-enhanced chest CT scan was highly suspicious for a posttransplant lymphoma or thymoma. Therefore, the patient received total thymectomy. Excised specimens were sent to the Department of Pathology. Unexpectedly, the histological examination revealed hyperplastic thymic tissue without evidence for a posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder or malignancy.

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