Open AccessSurgical treatment of micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma
Author(s) -
Kang Min Kyun,
Kang Do Kyun,
Hwang YounHo,
Kim Ji Yeon
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
respirology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2051-3380
DOI - 10.1002/rcr2.548
Subject(s) - thymoma , medicine , anterior mediastinum , thymectomy , pathological , mediastinal mass , differential diagnosis , radiology , mediastinum , thymus neoplasm , computed tomography , stroma , mediastinal tumor , myasthenia gravis , pathology , immunohistochemistry
This case was about a 71‐year‐old man presented to our clinic for an anterior mediastinal mass found on routine chest computed tomography (CT). CT scan showed a lobulating contoured mass in the anterior mediastinum. A preliminary diagnosis was thymoma. The patient underwent subxiphoid uniportal video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery for the extended thymectomy and complete excision of the tumour. The pathological examination showed a micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma (MTWLS). In conclusion, this report described an extremely rare tumour, MTWLS, and MTWLS might be considered in the differential diagnosis of mediastinal tumour, especially thymoma.