Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising in a Thymic Cyst : A Brief Case Report.
- Author:
Chang Ohk SUNG
1
;
Joungho HAN
;
Ji Yeon KIM
;
Young Mog SHIM
;
Tae Sung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hanjho@skku.edu
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Squamous cell carcinoma;
Thymic cyst;
Mediastinal neoplasm
- MeSH:
Aged;
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell;
Epithelium;
Humans;
Mediastinal Cyst;
Mediastinal Neoplasms;
Mediastinum;
Thorax
- From:Korean Journal of Pathology
2009;43(3):260-262
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We present here the case of a 73-year-old man with squamous cell carcinoma that arose in a thymic cyst, and this was incidentally found by chest radiography. Computed tomography revealed a 3.6 cm-sized predominantly cystic lesion with a mural nodule at the antero-superior mediastinum. The resected specimen was a well demarcated cystic mass with a solid mural nodule. Microscopically, the nodule was determined to be invasive squamous cell carcinoma that had originated from the benign squamous epithelium lining the thymic cyst.
