Extensive primary malignant thymoma involving pericardium, pleura, diaphragm and lungs--a case report.
Malignant thymoma is an extremely rare entity. According to a study, the annual incidence of malignant thymoma was estimated to be 0.15 per 100,000 person-years. We present the case of a 42-year-old female who came to us with a Type AB, Masaoka stage III malignant (invasive) thymoma with widespread involvement of the mediastinum.
Sajwani
Rubina Abuali
RA
Faculty of Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi.
Gowani
Saqib Ali
SA
Khowaja
Ameer Ali
AA
Khan
Asmatullah
A
Fatimi
Saulat H
SH
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology*; D010994:Pleura / Q000473:pathology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013934:Thymectomy / Q000379:methods; D013945:Thymoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery