Multilocular thymic cysts-a diagnostic challenge on computed tomography

作     者：Nirmal Kumar Reddy Onteddu Naga Sai Rasagna Mareddy Sai Swarupa R Vulasala Jayabharath Onteddu Mayur Virarkar 

作者机构：Department of Internal MedicineUniversity of Florida College of MedicineJacksonvilleFL 32209United States Department of Diagnostic RadiologyUniversity of AlabamaBirminghamAL 35294United States Department of Diagnostic RadiologyUniversity of Florida College of MedicineJacksonvilleFL 32209United States Department of Public Health SciencesUniversity of FloridaGainesvilleFL 32611United States 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》 (世界临床病例杂志（英文）)

年 卷 期：2025年第13卷第3期

页      面：61-65页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Imaging findings Multilocular thymic cyst Histopathology Thymic cancer Mediastinal mass 

摘      要：A recent case report provided a patient scenario,wherein,a 39-year-old male patient presented with occasional palpitations,headache,and *** of tumor markers did not show any abnormal ***,a computed tomography(CT)scan was undertaken,and its findings were affirmative of thymic ***,the postoperative histopathological assessment of the mass,after its resection,confirmed it as an anterior mediastinal multilocular thymic cyst(MTC),with concurrent acute upper respiratory tract infection and acute ***,this case report advocates the need for a preoperative histopathological examination with CT imaging to minimize the risk of confusing an MTC with a malignant thymic tumor.