Invasive Thymoma with Endobronchial Polypoid Growth

作     者：Samira Aouadi Emna Braham Ayda Ayadi Houda Gharsalli Asma Zidi Adel Marghli Sonia Maalej Leila Douik El Gharbi 

作者机构：Respiratory Department D Aberrahmene Mami Hospital University of Medicine Tunis Tunis Tunisia Laboratory of Pathology Aberrahmene Mami Hospital University of Medicine Tunis Tunis Tunisia Department of Radiology Aberrahmene Mami Hospital University of Medicine Tunis Tunis Tunisia Department of Thoracic Surgery Aberrahmene Mami Hospital University of Medicine Tunis Tunis Tunisia 

出 版 物：《Open Journal of Respiratory Diseases》 (呼吸病期刊（英文）)

年 卷 期：2015年第5卷第4期

页      面：71-74页

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

主　　题：Invasive Thymoma Anterior Mediastinal Tumor Bronchoscopy Endobronchial Growth 

摘      要：Thymomas are the most common neoplasms of the mediastinum. It is common that thymoma invades neighboring structures in the thorax, but direct polypoid tumor growth into the airway is extremely rare. We report a rare case of invasive thymoma with polypoid endobronchial growth in a 66-year-old woman. Computed tomography demonstrated an anterior mediastinal tumor which extended into the right upper lobe. Endoscopic examination revealed a polypoid tumor which occluded the right upper bronchus. A biopsy specimen obtained from the intraluminal mass was very suggestive of thymoma. The patient had no parathymic syndrome. The tumor was resected with the right upper lobe. The final post-operative tissue findings confirmed a type B2 thymoma of the World Health Organisation classification.