title: Giant multilocular thymic cyst in an HIV-infected adolescent.
abstract: A girl with vertically acquired HIV infection presented with a 6-month history of dyspnea and chest pain. Computed tomography of the thorax showed a heterogenous mass measuring 13 × 9 × 17 cm located in the anterior mediastinum. Complete surgical resection was accomplished with no complications. The final diagnosis was multilocular thymic cyst, a distinct pathologic entity that is morphologically distinguishable and unrelated to congenital thymic cyst.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamagno
authors.forename: Benoit Jacques
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Bibas
authors.forename: Fabiola
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bernardi
authors.forename: Yu Ching
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lian
authors.forename: Ricardo Helbert
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Bammann
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: Fabio Biscegli
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Jatene
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery