A ring calcified benign thymoma in a patient with asbestos exposure.
The differential diagnosis of a mediastinal mass with ring calcification on chest X-ray includes thymoma,dermoid tumour, teratoma, neurogenic tumours and lymphadenopathy. Cross-sectional imaging via CT can aid diagnosis. This case may also demonstrate an association between asbestos exposure and thymoma calcification.
Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, UK
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D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001195:Asbestosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013945:Thymoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed