Phillips C J
Department of Radiology, Queen Elizabeth Military Hospital, London, UK.
Br J Radiol. 1994 Feb;67(794):203-4. doi: 10.1259/0007-1285-67-794-203.
Metastasis of malignant testicular teratoma to numerous sites is recognized and thymic hypertrophy following chemotherapy is frequently seen. The finding of metastatic malignant testicular teratoma in the thymus described here illustrates a further cause of thymic enlargement in this group of patients, which has not been previously reported.
恶性睾丸畸胎瘤转移至多个部位已得到公认,化疗后胸腺肥大也很常见。本文所述的胸腺内转移性恶性睾丸畸胎瘤的发现说明了该组患者胸腺肿大的另一个原因,此前尚未有过报道。