A huge non-invasive thymoma causing acute dyspnea.
We report a patient with an extra-ordinarily huge thymoma weighing 1,930 g and measuring 21 x 20 x 15 cm that filled almost the entire hemithorax. The tumor was successfully removed and the patient made a good recovery. Despite of its large size, the tumor was benign both clinically and histologically, and the pathological diagnosis was epithelial thymoma of non-invasive type. The perioperative changes of this patient's lung function are discussed in detail.
Tsubota
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hyogo Medical Center, Akashi, Japan.
Murotani
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Yoshimura
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D000208:Acute Disease; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery