Presentation
Mild dyspnea. Incidental finding on CT scan to thyroid study
Patient Data
Age: 55 years
From the case:
Thymoma
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CT neck without contrast: normal thyroid with mediastinal lesion
From the case:
Thymoma
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CT CHEST with contrast: presence of voluminous expansive lesion of 6 cm in the upper anterior mediastinum without infiltration of surrounding tissues signs with modest enhancement.
Case Discussion
CT-guided biopsy of mediastinal lesions.
HISTOLOGICAL EXAMINATION:macroscopic description: a few frustules of variable length up to 13 mm.
Diagnosis: B1 thymoma ((called thymoma WITH MAIN lymphocytic)