Open AccessThymoma Presenting as a Giant Intrathoracic Mass
Author(s) -
Rakibul Hasan,
Omar Khan,
SA Nahian,
Md. Aftabuddin,
Asit Baran Adhikary
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of bangladesh college of physicians and surgeons/journal of bangladesh college of physicians and surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2309-6365
pISSN - 1015-0870
DOI - 10.3329/jbcps.v34i1.29165
Subject(s) - thymoma , medicine , anterior mediastinum , mediastinal mass , mediastinum , thymus neoplasm , mediastinal tumor , radiology , radiological weapon , surgery
Thymoma is an epithelial neoplasm of the thymus, which commonly lies in the anterior mediastinum. Thymomas comprise about 1% of all mediastinal tumours. The current treatment of invasive thymoma is often multidisciplinary. This report presents a case of giant thymoma arising in the anterior mediastinum. Surgical resection was scheduled based on the radiological and fine needle aspiration cytology findings. The tumor was completely resected. The weight of the tumor was 2000g. The tumor was histologically diagnosed to type B1 thymoma. Patient was discharged from hospital with advice to attend the oncology department for next treatmentJ Bangladesh Coll Phys Surg 2016; 34(1): 37-41