title: Cavitating pulmonary tuberculosis four years postexcision of a very large thymoma.
abstract: Lipothymoma is a very rare thymic benign tumor. A 55-year-old male, who underwent thymectomy four years previously, presented with cavitating pulmonary tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, King AbdulAziz University Hospital, PO Box 80215, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia. dr.k-e@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Khaled E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Al-Ebrahim
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D013934:Thymectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013945:Thymoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents