A Giant Intrathoracic Ectopic Thymoma Presenting with Hemopthysis: Case Report

Aydogdu K., Incekara F., Sahin F., FINDIK G., Kaya S.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND ANALYTICAL MEDICINE, cilt.4, ss.284-286, 2013 (ESCI, TRDizin) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4328/jcam.2263
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND ANALYTICAL MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.284-286
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Thymoma is the most common malignancy of the anterior mediastinum and originates within the epithelial cells of the thymus. Over 90% of thymomas occur in the thymic tissue in the anterosuperior mediastinum. Approximately one half of the patients are asymptomatic. A 34-years-old male patient submitted with hemoptysis. Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography showed a 9x6,5x10 cm lession with a SUV max value of 4,16 placed in the paracardiac area. A transthoracic fine needle aspiation biopsy was performed and find neoplasia with lenfoepithelial component. Here we aimed to represent a case of intrathoracic ectopic localized huge thymoma submitted with hemoptysis which is quite rare.