Totally cervical thymoma from the orthotopic thymus.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
; 60(2): 175-6, 2012 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-21766278
ABSTRACT
Totally cervical thymoma is extremely rare and usually arises from ectopic thymic tissue. We report a case of a B1 thymoma localized in the neck, misdiagnosed for a decade as a thyroid nodule. Fine needle aspiration biopsy led to a preoperative suspicion of the correct diagnosis. The tumor was resected intact through a cervical collar incision, along with the upper thymic horn from which it originated. A pathogenetic hypothesis was formulated.
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Assunto principal:
Neoplasias do Timo
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Nódulo da Glândula Tireoide
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Neoplasias Epiteliais e Glandulares
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Erros de Diagnóstico
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article