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Case Reports
. 2023 Jun 25;15(6):e40956.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.40956. eCollection 2023 Jun.

A Rare Case of Mediastinal Mass: Thymoma and Thymic Tumor

Sofia Moura de Azevedo  1 , Patrícia Baptista  1 , Rita C Pichel  2 , Rita R Dias  1 , Manuela Bertão  1
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A Rare Case of Mediastinal Mass: Thymoma and Thymic Tumor

Sofia Moura de Azevedo et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Thymomas and thymic carcinomas are rare mediastinal neoplasms arising from thymic epithelial cells, and the presence of synchronous or metachronous primary thymic neoplasms in a single patient is an extremely rare event. Thymoma patients appear to have an inherent predisposition toward developing additional neoplasms. This additionally presents a diagnostic challenge, revealing the importance of multidisciplinary expertise to the management of these patients. This is a case report of a patient with a thymoma and thymic carcinoma, submitted to surgical resection and postoperative radiotherapy.

Keywords: mediastinal neoplasms; radiotherapy; thoracic surgery; thymic carcinomas; thymomas; tumor boards.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Thoracic computerized tomography scan, axial view, evidencing the mass in the anterior mediastinum (transverse axis measured).
Figure 2
Figure 2. PET-CT scan, axial view, showing the anterior mediastinal mass with moderate-to-intense avidity for FDG.
PET-CT, positron emission tomography computerized tomography; FDG, fluorodeoxyglucose
Figure 3
Figure 3. Thoracic computerized tomography scan, coronal view, after surgical removal of the mass.
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