[Multilocular thymic cyst].
We describe a case of multilocular thymic cyst with severe acute inflammation. A 23-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a sudden onset of chest pain and high fever. A computed tomography scan showed multilocular cystic lesion at anterior mediastinum. We resected the tumor with the thymus by median sternotomy. Macroscopically, the mediastinal mass showed thick-walled multiloculated cavities filled with turbid yellow fluid. Histological examination revealed that the tumor was a multilocular thymic cyst which is reported by Suster.
Saito
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Toyota Memorial Hospital, Toyota, Japan.
Uragami
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Satake
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Yamakawa
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Y
Kasugai
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T
D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult