title: Role of surgery after chemotherapy in B-cell lymphoma of thymus causing airway compression and right ventricle outflow tract obstruction.
abstract: Primary B-cell lymphoma of thymus is uncommon. We describe the case of a 23-year-old woman with a history of shortness of breath and distended neck veins of 1-month duration. A chest roentgenogram and computed tomographic chest scan of the showed a large anterior mediastinal mass. Tru-cut biopsy revealed primary B-cell lymphoma of thymus. She underwent chemotherapy with no symptomatic improvement. Post-chemotherapy computed tomographic scan of the chest showed no appreciable reduction in tumor size. Surgical excision was carried out with excellent results.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. drihc@hotmail.co.uk
authors.forename: Ikram
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.forename: Shoukat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bojal
authors.forename: Abduljaleel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Poovathumkadavil
authors.forename: Samir S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Amr
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents