A rare case of true thymic hyperplasia in an adult

Angus Porter, MD; Rishendran Naidoo, MBChB, FRACS; Thomas Morgan, MD; Taryn Reddy, MBChB, FRANZCR

Radiology Case Reports (Oct 2023)

A rare case of true thymic hyperplasia in an adult

Angus Porter, MD,
Rishendran Naidoo, MBChB, FRACS,
Thomas Morgan, MD,
Taryn Reddy, MBChB, FRANZCR

Affiliations

Angus Porter, MD: Corresponding author.; The Prince Charles Hospital, 627 Rode Road, Chermside, Queensland 4032, Australia
Rishendran Naidoo, MBChB, FRACS: The Prince Charles Hospital, 627 Rode Road, Chermside, Queensland 4032, Australia
Thomas Morgan, MD: The Prince Charles Hospital, 627 Rode Road, Chermside, Queensland 4032, Australia
Taryn Reddy, MBChB, FRANZCR: The Prince Charles Hospital, 627 Rode Road, Chermside, Queensland 4032, Australia

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 18, no. 10
pp. 3582 – 3585

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True thymic hyperplasia (TTH) is a rare cause of a fat-containing mediastinal mass, most commonly found in infants and young children. We report a case of TTH in a 22-year-old adult, successfully managed via minimally invasive video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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