Ectopic Cervical Thymic Hyperplasia In A Patient Treated For Hodgkin Lymphoma

True thymic hyperplasia results from stressful situations such as chemotherapy. It commonly presents as an anterior mediastinal mass; cervical location is exceptional. Here we report a case of a cervical true thymic hyperplasia in a 12-year-old girl who had a Hodgkin lymphoma treated by radiotherapy...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ear, nose, & throat journal nose, & throat journal, 2022-05, p.1455613221106214-1455613221106214
Hauptverfasser: Achour, Imen, Kallel, Rim, Chaabouni, Hela, Thabet, Wadii, Mnejja, Malek, Hammami, Bouthaina, Boudawara, Tahia, Chaabouni, Mohamed Amine, Charfeddine, Ilhem
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Zusammenfassung:True thymic hyperplasia results from stressful situations such as chemotherapy. It commonly presents as an anterior mediastinal mass; cervical location is exceptional. Here we report a case of a cervical true thymic hyperplasia in a 12-year-old girl who had a Hodgkin lymphoma treated by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. She was referred to our department for a left cervical mass. The PET scan showed a hypermetabolic adenopathy. Mediastinal MRI was unremarkable. The patient underwent resection of the cervical mass under general anesthesia. Pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a true thymic hyperplasia. The aim of this paper is to illustrate a case of an incidental ectopic cervical thymic hyperplasia in a patient treated for Hodgkin lymphoma.
ISSN:0145-5613
1942-7522
DOI:10.1177/01455613221106214