title: Malignant invasive thymoma in the posterior mediastinum.
abstract: We present a rare case of malignant invasive thymoma (type A) arising from the posterior mediastinum. A 17-year-old girl was referred to our clinic after detection of a mass on a chest roentgenogram. Thoracoscopy showed a lobulated, pale yellowish mass located in the posterior compartment together with several foci in the lung parenchyma. The tumor and parenchymal foci were totally resected through a left minithoracotomy. Postoperative pathology revealed malignant invasive thymoma type A.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey. alpayorki@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Alpay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orki
authors.forename: Mehmet Suat
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Patlakoglu
authors.forename: Canan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tahaoglu
authors.forename: Cemal Asim
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Kutlu