A case of thymic cyst associated with thymoma and intracystic dissemination

M Hara; H Suzuki; S Ohba; M Satake; H Ogino; M Itoh; Y Yamakawa; H Tateyama

A case of thymic cyst associated with thymoma and intracystic dissemination

Radiat Med. 2000 Sep-Oct;18(5):311-3.

Authors

M Hara¹, H Suzuki, S Ohba, M Satake, H Ogino, M Itoh, Y Yamakawa, H Tateyama

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Nagoya City University Medical School, Nagoya, Japan.

PMID: 11128402

Abstract

We report a rare case of anterior mediastinal thymic cyst together with a thymoma and its intracystic dissemination. More attention should be given to intramural nodules, especially in patients with an anterior mediastinal thin wall cystic lesion.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Contrast Media
Epithelial Cells / pathology
Humans
Lymphocytes / pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Mediastinal Cyst / diagnosis*
Mediastinal Cyst / pathology
Middle Aged
Radiography, Thoracic
Thymoma / diagnosis*
Thymoma / pathology
Thymus Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Thymus Neoplasms / pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Contrast Media