title: [Tumor of the thymus in a five month old infant].
abstract: A case of respiratory insufficiency in a five-month-old infant is reported. The distress was caused by a tumor of the anterior mediastinum. At the operation, it was found that the tumor originated in the right lobe of the thymus. The mass was totally resected and the pathologic study reported thymic tumorous mass compatible with thyoma. The patient followed an uneventful course.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure
vernacular_title: Tumor del timo en un niño de 5 meses de edad.