title: [A monstrous tumour in the thorax can represent a thymoma].
abstract: Pulmonary infiltrates on radiological imaging are most often assumed to be a potential lung cancer, although seldom, other malignant intrathoracal tumours can appear. Knowledge of these, their growth pattern and localisation is of significance in order to reach a differential diagnosis and to plan targeted treatment. In mediastinum anterior thymoma is the most frequent form of cancer arising from the thymus epithelium. This case report describes a male patient suspected of lung cancer who happened to have malignant thymoma with atypical dissemination, which challenged the diagnostics.
authors.affiliation: Lungemedicinsk Afdeling J, Odense -Universitetshospital, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000 Odense C. trahbek@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Torsten R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Rudbæk
authors.forename: Jesper Rømhild
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Davidsen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D013945:Thymoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed