Murphy Kaitlin N, Hoodfar Arian, Katkic Mitchell, Purut Cemil
Internal Medicine, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM), Roanoke, USA.
Research, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM), Blacksburg, USA.
Cureus. 2025 Jul 20;17(7):e88364. doi: 10.7759/cureus.88364. eCollection 2025 Jul.
Thymoma is a rare mediastinal malignancy. Although it may often be associated with paraneoplastic syndromes such as hypogammaglobulinemia, pure red cell aplasia, or myasthenia gravis (MG), some thymomas may also be idiopathic in origin. Although thymoma is the most common mass found in the anterior mediastinum, its rarity still proves difficult in swift diagnosis and subsequent treatment. This case presents a patient with an unknown anterior mediastinal mass incidentally found on imaging, with the final diagnosis of thymoma made from a pathologic investigation that was performed post-sternotomy and resection.
胸腺瘤是一种罕见的纵隔恶性肿瘤。尽管它常与副肿瘤综合征相关，如低丙种球蛋白血症、纯红细胞再生障碍或重症肌无力（MG），但一些胸腺瘤也可能起源不明。虽然胸腺瘤是前纵隔中最常见的肿块，但其罕见性仍使得快速诊断及后续治疗颇具难度。本病例介绍了一名患者，其在影像学检查中偶然发现前纵隔有一不明肿块，最终通过胸骨切开术和切除术后的病理检查确诊为胸腺瘤。
