Benign symptomatic thymic tumors.
Benign tumors of the thymic gland are relatively rare. Although most of these lesions are asymptomatic in nature, they may result in respiratory distress. This report describes 2 cases of benign thymic tumors presenting with respiratory symptoms that resolved after operative excision.
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Department of Paediatric Surgery, Al Bashir Hospital, Amman, Jordan.
Keilani
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Howatson
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Haddad
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Remani
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008067:Lipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed