A Large Solitary Liver Metastasis of Thymoma.
10.3348/jkrs.1997.36.1.125
- Author:
Si Won KANG
1
;
Kyung Sub SHINN
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Catholic University Medical College.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Liver neoplasms, CT;
Liver neoplasms, US
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Liver*;
Neoplasm Metastasis*;
Thymoma*;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Ultrasonography
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1997;36(1):125-127
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Extrathoracic metastasis of a thymoma is rare ; we report a case of metastasis to the liver of a large solitary thymoma. Biopsy of the mass showed it to be predominantly lymphocytic and histologically the same as a primary thymoma operated on four years previously. On ultrasound and CT scan, the majority of the metastatic tumor was hemorrhagic, necrotic and/or cystic, with a peripheral, irregularly thick solid component and rather thin, smooth encapsulation.
