Sajwani Rubina Abuali, Gowani Saqib Ali, Khowaja Ameer Ali, Khan Asmatullah, Fatimi Saulat H
Faculty of Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2008 May;58(5):287-8.
Malignant thymoma is an extremely rare entity. According to a study, the annual incidence of malignant thymoma was estimated to be 0.15 per 100,000 person-years. We present the case of a 42-year-old female who came to us with a Type AB, Masaoka stage III malignant (invasive) thymoma with widespread involvement of the mediastinum.
恶性胸腺瘤是一种极为罕见的疾病。根据一项研究,恶性胸腺瘤的年发病率估计为每10万人年0.15例。我们报告一例42岁女性患者,她因AB型、Masaoka III期恶性(侵袭性)胸腺瘤前来就诊,该肿瘤广泛累及纵隔。