Steger Christina Maria, Semsroth Severin, Hager Thomas, Rieker Ralf, Müller Ludwig
Department of Pathology, Innsbruck Medical University, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Case Rep Transplant. 2011;2011:859405. doi: 10.1155/2011/859405. Epub 2011 Sep 6.
Thymic hyperplasia is usually associated with the treatment of malignant tumours and is sometimes linked with endocrine diseases. For the first time, we report a case of thymic hyperplasia in a patient 2 years after bilateral lung transplantation. Contrast-enhanced chest CT scan was highly suspicious for a posttransplant lymphoma or thymoma. Therefore, the patient received total thymectomy. Excised specimens were sent to the Department of Pathology. Unexpectedly, the histological examination revealed hyperplastic thymic tissue without evidence for a posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder or malignancy.
胸腺增生通常与恶性肿瘤的治疗相关，有时也与内分泌疾病有关。我们首次报告了1例双侧肺移植术后2年患者发生胸腺增生的病例。胸部增强CT扫描高度怀疑为移植后淋巴瘤或胸腺瘤。因此，该患者接受了胸腺全切术。切除的标本被送去病理科。出乎意料的是，组织学检查显示胸腺组织增生，未发现移植后淋巴细胞增殖性疾病或恶性肿瘤的证据。
