title: Thymic carcinoma - an unusual cause for unilateral breast oedema.
abstract: An 83-year-old lady presented with oedema of the right breast with no focal masses and was found to have a tumour of thymic origin in the anterior mediastinum. We describe this interesting case along with a review of the causes of unilateral breast oedema.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, UK. bintang@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yoong
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aitken
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Mortimer
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*