Primary intrapulmonary thymoma

Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Jan;63(1):56-9. doi: 10.1007/s11748-013-0283-8. Epub 2013 Jun 30.

Abstract

Primary intrapulmonary thymoma (PIT), which is an intrapulmonary tumor without an associated mediastinal component, is rare. We herein report a resected case of PIT in a 55-year-old female who presented with a 2.5 × 2.4 cm mass in the left upper lobe. We also summarize the clinicopathological features and discuss the diagnosis, pathogenesis, and treatment of PIT.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung / pathology*
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography
  • Thymoma / diagnosis*
  • Thymus Neoplasms / diagnosis*