Cystic thymoma.
Thymic cysts are rare lesions located along the anatomical course of the third pharyngeal pouch. While most of the cases represent congenital cysts, they may also be related to neoplasms. We report a case of a micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma, which was completely built of small cysts, discuss the pathologic features of this tumor type and review the etiology and other aspects of thymic cysts.
Rieker
Ralf J
RJ
Department of General Pathology, University Hospital, Heidelberg 69120, Germany. ralf.rieker@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Aulmann
Sebastian
S
Schnabel
Philipp A
PA
Sack
Falk-Udo
FU
Otto
Herwart F
HF
Mechtersheimer
Gunhild
G
Schirmacher
Peter
P
Bläker
Hendrik
H
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000473:pathology*; D013945:Thymoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy