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A 68-year-old woman was admitted with cough and dyspnea. Her chest X-ray showed right pleural effusion and a mediastinal tumor. She underwent mediastinotomy following a preoperative diagnosis of invasive thymoma. A tumor originating from the thymus had invaded the right middle lobe and pericardium, and multiple pleural dissemination was also found. Therefore, considering the patient's age and pulmonary function, we performed only subtotal resection of the tumor. The pathological diagnosis was poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. The patient received irradiation and chemotherapy including Cisplatin after surgery, but she died 1 year later because of rapid progression of distant metastases.
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PMID:[Squamous cell carcinoma of the thymus]. 192 Sep 91

A 41-year-old male visited with chief complaints of chest pain and cough. The patient was operated on under a diagnosis of invasive thymoma. The tumor was located in the left lobe of the thymus and measured 6 X 9 cm. Since the tumor invaded the left innominate vein, pericardium, and the upper lobe of the left lung, we resected it with adjacent structures. Postoperative pathological examination indicated squamous cell carcinoma of the thymus. Because the tumor metastasized also to the mediastinal lymph nodes, the patient was treated postoperatively by radiation therapy and adjuvant chemotherapy mainly with CDDP. The patient is well presently 2 years after operation without signs of recurrence.
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PMID:[A case of thymic carcinoma]. 221 87

A rare case of invasive thymoma with endobronchial polypoid growth is presented. A 68-year-old woman presented with coughing and sputum. The chest X-ray and computed tomography (CT) findings demonstrated a large mass with a calcified lesion in the left hilar region. A bronchoscopic examination showed a polypoid tumor in the left B3b bronchus. The tumor was surgically resected and revealed a unique polypoid endobronchial extension. This tumor was pathologically diagnosed to be invasive thymoma.
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PMID:Invasive thymoma with endobronchial polypoid growth. 913 Mar 55

A 69-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of coughing, dyspnea, generalized fatigue, and pretibial edema. A chest X-ray film revealed cardiac enlargement, a left hilar mass, and a small nodule in the right middle lung field. Echocardiography showed a massive pericardial effusion. A chest CT scan showed pericardial effusion, an anterior mediastinal mass, and a small nodule in the right upper lobe. Examination of a percutaneous biopsy specimen showed round and spindle-shaped tumor cells and lymphocyte infiltration, which was consistent with mixed-cell-type thymoma. Hematological examination showed macrocytic anemia, and the concentration of vitamin B12 was 65 pg/ml (249-938 pg/ml). A test for anti-parietal cell antibodies was positive. Our diagnosis was pernicious anemia and stage IVb invasive thymoma (by Masaoka's classification). Because of the intrapulmonary metastasis and pericardial effusion, the patient underwent chemotherapy. The tumor shrank, so a thoracotomy was done. However, the tumor was found to have invaded the heart and large vessels, and it could not be removed. After surgery the thorax was irradiated. Invasive thymoma complicated by pernicious anemia is rare.
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PMID:[Invasive thymoma in patient with pernicious anemia and pericardial effusion]. 929 2

A 39-year-old man experienced cough and dyspnea by right massive pleural effusion. A large tumor was found in the anterior mediastinum and it had invaded the chest wall all around. The diagnosis was invasive thymoma stage IV a by biopsy. His tumor was too large to be resected, so chemotherapy was planned. The tumor responded well to cisplatin + etoposide until day 7, but it relapsed immediately between doses. Hence, we administered cisplatin + vincristine + doxorubicin + etoposide (CODE) with G-CSF for its high-dose intensity. The tumor diminished in size, and the chest wall invasion almost disappeared. An operation was performed. We describe our experience with a case of invasive thymoma which responded to CODE.
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PMID:[A giant invasive thymoma made resectable by cisplatin + vincristine + doxorubicin + etoposide (CODE)]. 1023 3

We report herein a case of invasive thymoma simultaneously associated with lung cancer. A 64-year-old man presented with a cough and anterior chest pain, and preoperative examinations revealed an anterior mediastinal tumor as well as lung cancer. The patient underwent a total thymectomy, partial resection of the right lung, left lower lobectomy, and mediastinal lymph node dissection, followed by radiotherapy. Although it is well known that thymomas may be accompanied by nonthymic cancers, invasive thymomas occurring coincidentally with lung cancer are rarely reported in Japan. This case is very interesting in its relation to the oncogenesis of thymomas.
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PMID:Invasive thymoma associated with lung cancer: report of a case. 1142 2

Thymomas are common primary mediastinal neoplasms. They can be benign or malignant. The diagnosis of malignant thymomas is based on capsular invasion, cellular atypia and distant metastases. We present a case of invasive malignant thymoma as diagnosed on PET and CT scan with histologic correlation and review of literature. A seventy year old Asian man presented with cough and dyspnea. A CT scan showed an anterior mediastinal mass, and a PET scan showed a hypermetabolic mass in the corresponding location. Resection of the mass revealed a minimally invasive thymoma based on evidence of capsular invasion. PET scan proved invaluable in correctly diagnosing, staging the lesion, and excluding any extramediastinal involvement.
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PMID:Imaging of an invasive malignant thymoma on PET Scan: CT and histopathologic correlation. 1698 66

We present 2 resected cases of thymic tuberculosis, which had been preoperatively diagnosed as invasive thymoma, using a thallium-201 ((201)Tl) single photon emission computed tomography ((201)Tl SPECT). [Patient 1] A 74-old-male with a 32-year history of steroid therapy for rheumatic arthritis was diagnosed with an anterior mediastinal tumor by routine chest CT scans after onset of myocardial infarction. [Patient 2] A 56-old-female with a 28-year history of diabetes mellitus presented with a dry cough. A chest CT demonstrated an anterior mediastinal tumor. Neither patient showed pulmonary infiltrations on chest x-ray. (201)Tl SPECT was undertaken for each patient. Abnormal findings could not be detected on a planar image of the scintigraphy; however, on SPECT images accumulations of (201)Tl were clearly detected in the anterior mediastinal mass and a thymoma was thus suspected in each case. Total thymectomy was carried out in each case and the mass then diagnosed as caseous granuloma in the thymus. Both patients are well without recurrence after operation. In patients with a (201)Tl SPECT positive anterior mediastinal tumor associated with an immunologically deficient status, and with negative findings in planar images on thallium scintigraphy, the possibility of thymic tuberculosis should be considered.
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PMID:Thymic tuberculosis preoperatively evaluated with thallium-201 SPECT: two resected cases. 1739 71

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease. Approximately 15% of patients with MG have thymoma. Approximately 30% to 40% of them are invasive. A 26-year-old man was admitted with cough and difficulty breathing. He had transsternal thymectomy resulting from MG accompanied by thymoma 6 years previously. Thorax computerized tomography (CT) scans showed metastases to the extra-mediastinum. Diagnosis of invasive thymoma was made by CT-guided biopsy. A PAC regimen (cisplatin, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide) and radiotherapy were added to MG treatment. Ten months later, he presented again with headache, weakness, and difficulty swallowing. We determined that he had intracranial multiple metastases. He was hospitalized. Cerebral multiple metastases were evaluated as inoperable. However, he died of transtentorial herniation after 1 month. This MG case accompanied by invasive thymoma with multiple intracranial metastases is discussed.
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PMID:Myasthenia gravis and invasive thymoma with multiple intracranial metastases. 1907 11

The approach to an intrinsic cause of superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is usually difficult but rewarding. We report a case of a middle-aged man who presented with progressive oedema of the upper half of the body, dyspnoea, cough and weight loss for a 1-year duration. He was a non-smoker without prior hospitalisation. Chest radiography showed right-sided pleural effusion with an apparent normal superior mediastinum. Contrast-enhanced CT of the chest revealed a right atrial mass extending and completely obliterating to superior vena cava. The differentials were tuberculosis, invasive fungal granuloma, sarcoidosis, primary vasculitis, chronic venous thrombosis, cardiac sarcoma/lymphoma and metastatic thyroid tumour or thymoma. He underwent transvenous (femoral approach) biopsy of the mass and then cardiothoracic surgery after haemodynamic instability. Pathology showed invasive thymoma type B3. This case highlights the approach to an intrinsic cause of SVCS, a complication of the transvenous approach, and importantly a noble finding of venous spread metastasis.
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PMID:Invasive thymoma presenting as classic superior vena cava syndrome: a case of venous spread metastasis. 2779 48


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