Thymic follicular hyperplasia manifested as an anterior mediastinal mass |
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| Authors: | Tsutomu Mizuno Takahiko Hashimoto Akira Masaoka Shigemitsu Andoh |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Second Department of Surgery, Nagoya City University Medical School, Kawasumi 1, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, 467 Nagoya, Japan;(2) Department of Surgery, Toyota Memorial Hospital, 471 Heiwa-cho, Toyota, Japan |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
A rare case of thymic follicular hyperplasia manifested as an asymptomatic anterior mediastinal mass in a 44-year-old man is herein reported. The resected thymus showed prominent medullary lymphoid follicles, an increased number of Hassall's corpuscles, and cysts of varying sizes. This paper discusses the histopathological condition of this lesion. |
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| Keywords: | thymic hyperplasia lymphoid hyperplasia thymic cyst |
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