Ectopic thymoma simulating a pericardial cyst

We present a case of a 53 year old man with a thymoma near the pericardium, a rare ectopic localisation of thymoma. A round radiodensity found at the right cardiophrenic angle was initially suspected at the echocardiography to be a pericardial cyst. The diagnosis of thymoma was made only after histo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Monaldi archives for chest disease 2005-12, Vol.63 (4), p.230-233
Hauptverfasser:	Caramori, G, Calia, N, Pasquini, C, Arar, O, Ravenna, F, Guzzinati, I, Boniotti, A, Cavazzini, L, Ciaccia, A, Cavallesco, G, Papi, A
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bronchoscopy chest imaging Diagnosis, Differential Ectopic thymoma Follow-Up Studies Humans Male Mediastinal Cyst - diagnosis Middle Aged pericardial mass Radiography, Thoracic Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted Thymectomy - methods Thymoma - diagnosis Thymoma - surgery Thymus Neoplasms - diagnosis Thymus Neoplasms - surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	We present a case of a 53 year old man with a thymoma near the pericardium, a rare ectopic localisation of thymoma. A round radiodensity found at the right cardiophrenic angle was initially suspected at the echocardiography to be a pericardial cyst. The diagnosis of thymoma was made only after histopathological examination of the surgically re-sected lesion.
ISSN:	1122-0643 2465-1028 2532-5264
DOI:	10.4081/monaldi.2005.625