Ectopic pleural thymoma presenting as a giant mass in the thoracic cavity.
We describe a rare case of a giant thymoma that developed in the right thoracic cavity, and seemed to originate from the visceral pleura. We believe that there have been few reports of thymoma developing from such an unusual origin.
Yamazaki
Koji
K
Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. yamazaki@surg2.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Yoshino
Ichiro
I
Oba
Taro
T
Yohena
Tomofumi
T
Kameyama
Toshifumi
T
Tagawa
Tetsuzo
T
Kawano
Daigo
D
Koso
Hidenori
H
Maehara
Yoshihiko
Y
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D013945:Thymoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed