No abstract available.
Thymus Neoplasms*

39 patients participated to a study on efficacy of CT scanner combined with the mediastinal insufflation. The results have shown that the images of CT scanner of 30 among 39 these participants were suitable with the total images of the postoperative thymus. The unclear edge of the thymus due to adherence with surround tissue, hypertrophy in a pole, heterogeneous opacity, the density: higher zero (hounsfield unit). The technique of insufflation was simple and little complications. Only insufflation of 200 cm3 gave the clear image in CT scanner.
Thymus Neoplasms ; Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed

Carcinoma ; Humans ; Thymoma ; diagnosis ; Thymus Neoplasms ; diagnosis

No abstract available.
Humans ; Myasthenia Gravis ; Myositis ; Thymus Neoplasms

Humans ; Thymoma/pathology* ; Thymus Neoplasms/pathology*

Heart Neoplasms/genetics* ; Hemangiosarcoma/genetics* ; Humans ; Mediastinal Neoplasms ; Thymus Neoplasms

Humans ; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial ; Thymoma ; Thymus Neoplasms ; Thyroid Neoplasms

The thymus arises from the ventral wings of the third and fourth branchial pouches in the embryo. Subsequently, the thymus passes down to the mediastinum by the sixth week of gestation. Several unusual conditions such as remnants of the thymus and incomplete descent may occur along the path of descent. Therefore, thymic diseases such as thymoma, thymic hyperplasia, and thymic cyst can be found in the neck. Thymoma is the most common anterior mediastinal mass in adult. Rarely, it is presented as an anterior neck mass, commonly located in the anterolateral aspect of the neck or adjacent to the thyroid. Cervical thymic cyst is uncommon and usually occurs in the first and second decades. Cervical thymic cyst after the third decade is so rare that it is very difficult to diagnose preoperatively. We experienced two cases of cervical thymic neoplasm in the lower anterior neck in an adult. Here, we present the cases with a review of the related literatures.
Adult ; Embryonic Structures ; Humans ; Mediastinal Cyst ; Mediastinum ; Neck ; Pregnancy ; Thymoma ; Thymus Gland ; Thymus Hyperplasia ; Thymus Neoplasms* ; Thyroid Gland*

Child ; Choristoma ; Humans ; Male ; Neck ; pathology ; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma ; Thymus Gland ; pathology ; Thymus Neoplasms

Thymolipoma is a rare benign tumor of anterior mediastinum. Most patients are asymptomatic with incidental finding of the tumor during a diagnostic workup of other medical problems. We present a case of 13-year-old girl with anterior mediastinal thymolipoma, surgically removed after an incidental diagnosis.
Adolescent ; Humans ; Incidental Findings ; Lipoma ; Mediastinal Neoplasms ; Mediastinum ; Thymus Neoplasms