A unilocular thymic cyst associated with true thymic hyperplasia: a challenging diagnosis especially in a child

Mona Mlika; Walid Gattoufi; Hazem Zribi; Emna Braham; Adel Marghli; Faouzi El Mezni

doi:10.2147/IMCRJ.S84144

A unilocular thymic cyst associated with true thymic hyperplasia: a challenging diagnosis especially in a child

Int Med Case Rep J. 2015 Sep 25:8:215-8. doi: 10.2147/IMCRJ.S84144. eCollection 2015.

Authors

Mona Mlika¹, Walid Gattoufi¹, Hazem Zribi², Emna Braham¹, Adel Marghli², Faouzi El Mezni¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Abderrahman Mami Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia ; Research Unit UR12SP16, Université Tunis El Manar, Faculté de Médecine de Tunis, Tunis El Manar, Tunisia.
² Research Unit UR12SP16, Université Tunis El Manar, Faculté de Médecine de Tunis, Tunis El Manar, Tunisia.

Abstract

We report a new case of a mediastinal mass in a 19-year-old patient corresponding microscopically to an association of unilocular thymic cyst and true thymic hyperplasia. Our aim is to highlight the absence of specificity of clinical and radiological findings and the necessity of a thorough sampling of the tumor in order to establish the diagnosis.

Keywords: microscopy; surgery; thymic cyst; true thymic hyperplasia.

Publication types

Case Reports