Intrapleural rupture of a cystic thymoma

J Thorac Imaging. 2000 Oct;15(4):295-6. doi: 10.1097/00005382-200010000-00011.

Abstract

Although cystic degeneration of a thymoma is not uncommon, rupture of a cystic thymoma is rare. The authors report a patient with sudden chest pain and dyspnea due to rupture of a cystic thymoma into the right pleural space.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cysts
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pleura / diagnostic imaging*
  • Rupture, Spontaneous
  • Thymoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Thymoma / pathology
  • Thymus Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Thymus Neoplasms / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed