A Case of Invasive Thymoma with Endotracheal Polypoid Growth.
10.4046/trd.2012.73.6.331
- Author:
Jin Tae HWANG
1
;
Min Hee KIM
;
Ki Jun CHANG
;
Hyo Jeong CHANG
;
Soo Jeon CHOI
;
Young Jin YUH
;
Jung Yeon KIM
;
Hye Kyeong PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Medicine, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. choisj@paik.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Thymoma;
Bronchoscopy
- MeSH:
Bronchoscopy;
Epithelium;
Female;
Humans;
Lung;
Mediastinum;
Pericardium;
Thymoma
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2012;73(6):331-335
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Thymomas are one of the most common neoplasms of the mediastinum derived from thymic epithelium. It is common that invasive thymoma invades the lung, pericardium, and great vessels. Airway compression by mass effect also occurs, but direct polypoid tumor growth into the airway is extremely rare. Only 20 cases of invasive thymoma with endobronchial polypoid growth have previously been reported globally. However, there is no case report of invasive thymoma with endotracheal growth. Herein, we report a rare case of invasive thymoma with endotracheal polypoid growth in a 28-year-old woman.
