title: Thymic follicular hyperplasia manifested as an anterior mediastinal mass.
abstract: A rare case of thymic follicular hyperplasia manifested as an asymptomatic anterior mediastinal mass in a 44-year-old man is herein reported. The resected thymus showed prominent medullary lymphoid follicles, an increased number of Hassall's corpuscles, and cysts of varying sizes. This paper discusses the histopathological condition of this lesion.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Nagoya City University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Masaoka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Andoh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005497:Follicular Cyst / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013934:Thymectomy; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery