title: Benign symptomatic thymic tumors.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Al Bashir Hospital, Amman, Jordan.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Rubb
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Keilani
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Howatson
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Remani
mesh_terms: 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