Thymic masses of the middle mediastinum: report of 2 cases and review of the literature.
Although thymic lesions are relatively common causes of anterior mediastinal masses, they can rarely arise in other mediastinal compartments, as it is well recognized that thymic tissue can lie in ectopic intrathoracic locations. A thymic mass within the middle mediastinum has rarely been reported, with only a single case of a thymic cyst described and no reports of a middle mediastinal thymoma. We report 2 thymic masses (1 thymoma and 1 thymic cyst) found to arise in the middle mediastinum.
Department of Radiology, University of Verona, Italy. procacci@univr.it
Salvatore
S
Minniti
Marvi
M
Valentini
Lucia
L
Pinali
Roberto
R
Malagò
Maurizio
M
Lestani
Carlo
C
Procacci
D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013945:Thymoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology