[Pubmed] Spleen metastasis of recurrent malignant thymoma

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J Surg Case Rep. 2022 Aug 21;2022(8):rjac375. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjac375. eCollection 2022 Aug.

ABSTRACT

Thymoma is a rare tumour that often occurs in the anterior mediastinum. Thymomas are usually diagnosed in middle-aged patients, and nearly half of cases are associated with myasthenia gravis. Thymomas typically progress through direct invasion of the thoracic cavity with extra-thoracic distant metastasis being uncommon. Here we report the case of a male patient who underwent an extensive thymectomy and radiotherapy 10 years before presentation, and in whom we detected a spleen tumour during regular out-patient follow-up. The patient underwent a splenectomy, and a final diagnosis of type B3 malignant thymoma was established.

PMID:36003221 | PMC:PMC9393186 | DOI:10.1093/jscr/rjac375


Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3600322 ... 1&v=2.17.7