Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus: a case report.
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus is an extremely rare malignant mediastinal neoplasm, and to our knowledge, only 13 cases have been reported. We report a case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus that was seen in a 53-yr-old man with right chest pain. Chest CT scan showed a huge, cystic mass having a focal solid portion with direct invasion of the adjacent anterior chest wall and pericardium in the anterior mediastinum. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus should be included in the differential diagnosis for masses of the anterior mediastinum associated with extensive cystic changes, although the carcinoma is exceedingly rare.
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.
Gang-Deuk
GD
Kim
Hye-Won
HW
Kim
Jung-Taek
JT
Oh
Hyang-Jeong
HJ
Jo
Seon-Kwan
SK
Juhng
D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology