Harpaz N, Gribetz A R, Krellenstein D J, Marchevsky A M
Ann Thorac Surg. 1986 Sep;42(3):331-3. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)62747-6.
A 44-year-old man with inflammatory pseudotumor of the thymus is reported. The patient was seen with fever, myalgia, and dyspnea and was found to have an anterior mediastinal mass and bilateral pleural effusions. The resected lesion consisted of a well-circumscribed mass of chronic inflammatory and fibrous tissue that virtually replaced the thymus. There was no morphological evidence of neoplasia. The patient's symptoms and roentgenographic abnormalities resolved with excision of most of the mass. To our knowledge, this report is the first instance of inflammatory pseudotumor of the thymus.
报告了一名患有胸腺炎性假瘤的44岁男性。该患者出现发热、肌痛和呼吸困难，检查发现前纵隔肿块及双侧胸腔积液。切除的病变为一个边界清楚的慢性炎症和纤维组织肿块，几乎取代了胸腺。没有肿瘤形成的形态学证据。切除大部分肿块后，患者的症状和影像学异常消失。据我们所知，本报告是胸腺炎性假瘤的首例报道。
