Totally cervical thymoma is extremely rare and usually arises from ectopic thymic tissue. We report a case of a B1 thymoma localized in the neck, misdiagnosed for a decade as a thyroid nodule. Fine needle aspiration biopsy led to a preoperative suspicion of the correct diagnosis. The tumor was resected intact through a cervical collar incision, along with the upper thymic horn from which it originated. A pathogenetic hypothesis was formulated.
Totally cervical thymoma from the orthotopic thymus / Vannucci, Jacopo; Tassi, V; Monacelli, Massimo; Puma, Francesco. - In: THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON. - ISSN 0171-6425. - 60:2(2012), pp. 175-176. [10.1055/s-0031-1280067]
Totally cervical thymoma from the orthotopic thymus
VANNUCCI, JACOPO;
2012
Abstract
Totally cervical thymoma is extremely rare and usually arises from ectopic thymic tissue. We report a case of a B1 thymoma localized in the neck, misdiagnosed for a decade as a thyroid nodule. Fine needle aspiration biopsy led to a preoperative suspicion of the correct diagnosis. The tumor was resected intact through a cervical collar incision, along with the upper thymic horn from which it originated. A pathogenetic hypothesis was formulated.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
