title: Noninvasive thymoma in the middle mediastinum.
abstract: We present a rare case of thymoma that developed entirely in the middle mediastinum. A 60-year-old woman was referred to our hospital with a mediastinal mass. The mass was located in the visceral compartment of Shields' mediastinal classification. Intraoperative pathologic evaluation revealed a thymoma, whereupon total thymectomy was performed. The postoperative course was uncomplicated and the patient received no postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery I, Tokyo Women's Medical University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. kanzaki@chi.twmu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanzaki
authors.forename: Kunihiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oyama
authors.forename: Toyohide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Tamami
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Masahide
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murasugi
authors.forename: Takamasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Onuki
mesh_terms: D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013945:Thymoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery