[Thymoma in childhood. Clinical case].
Thymoma, the most common tumor mediastinum, is a neoplasm arising from the epithelial cells of thymus. Nearly all thymomas present in adult life. Thymomas in children are exceptional. Chest X-ray, CT, magnetic resonance and fine-needle aspiration help for diagnosis. Surgical resection represents the treatment of choice and the outcome of surgery has been shown to depend on the local invasiveness of the tumor.
Pacilli
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P
Unità Operativa: Chirurgia 2., Ospedale di Rho (MI), Azienda G. Salvini, Garbagnate Milanese
Viganò
P
P
Cogno
M
M
Aliprandi
P L
PL
Brioschi
S
S
Cruciani
S
S
Guarneri
A
A
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013945:Thymoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed