Department of Thoracic Surgery, Saiseikai Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Surg Today. 2010;40(2):146-9. doi: 10.1007/s00595-009-4019-4. Epub 2010 Jan 28.
An ectopic hamartomatous thymoma is an extremely rare benign neoplasm that commonly occurs in the lower neck region. It has distinctive pathological features that include haphazardly arranged spindle cells, epithelial cells, and mature fat tissue. Its histogenesis is still controversial. This report presents a case of a 26-year-old man with ectopic hamartomatous thymoma in the left supraclavicular region, and discusses the current knowledge regarding this type of lesion. Clinicians as well as pathologists should be aware of the existence of this disease so that it can be identified correctly.
异位错构性胸腺瘤是一种极为罕见的良性肿瘤，通常发生于颈部下段。它具有独特的病理学特征，包括排列杂乱的梭形细胞、上皮细胞和成熟脂肪组织。其组织发生仍存在争议。本报告介绍了 1 例 26 岁男性患者左锁骨上区的异位错构性胸腺瘤，并讨论了此类病变的现有知识。临床医生和病理学家都应该意识到这种疾病的存在，以便能够正确识别。
