Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fes, Morocco.
Department of Pneumology, University Hospital Center Hassan II, Fes, Morocco.
Pan Afr Med J. 2021 Feb 18;38:189. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.189.28041. eCollection 2021.
Thymoma is an epithelial neoplasm of the thymus, which commonly lies in the anterior mediastinum. Unusually it can be found in other locations as well. Ectopic thymoma rarely presents as an intrathoracic tumor. We report a case of ectopic thymoma presenting as a giant right intrathoracic tumor, the patient was 51-year-old, and who was presented with heaviness in chest and breathlessness. Detailed investigation including chest computed tomography scan revealed a well-defined large solid tumor in the right thoracic cavity, in this case, immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated a thymome AB. The tumor was metastatic to the lung. Patient received a neoadjuvant chemotherapy, with favorable evolution.
胸腺瘤是胸腺的上皮性肿瘤,通常位于前纵隔。但它也可以在其他部位发现。异位胸腺瘤很少表现为胸腔内肿瘤。我们报告一例异位胸腺瘤表现为巨大的右侧胸腔内肿瘤,患者为 51 岁男性,表现为胸部沉重和呼吸困难。详细的检查包括胸部 CT 扫描显示右侧胸腔内有一个界限清楚的大型实性肿瘤,在此例中,免疫组织化学分析显示胸腺瘤 AB。肿瘤转移到肺部。患者接受了新辅助化疗,病情有了良好的进展。