Thymic hyperplasia associated with Hodgkin disease and thyrotoxicosis.
A 19-year-old woman had a residual gallium-sequestering mediastinal mass after treatment for Hodgkin disease. Coincidentally, she also had hyperthyroidism. The initial concern was that the mass was residual Hodgkin disease. Thymic hyperplasia has been described in association with both these conditions. The mass disappeared after treatment of her hyperthyroidism.
Pendlebury
S C
SC
Joint Lymphoma Clinic, Westmead Hospital, New South Wales, Australia.
Boyages
S
S
Koutts
J
J
Boyages
J
J
D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013952:Thymus Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013971:Thyrotoxicosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes