Recurrence of thymoma after 11 years presenting as diffuse pleural thickening |
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Authors: | Köksal Deniz Bayiz Hülya Gülgösteren Mahmut Başay Nihal Mutluay Neslihan Boyacı Ebru Berktaş Bahadır Çakır Ebru Berkoğlu Mine |
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Affiliation: | Clinic of 2nd Chest Diseases, Atatürk Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. deniz_koksal@yahoo.com |
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Abstract: | A 50-year-old man presented with a 1-month history of dyspnea, weight loss, and pleuritic chest pain. He had environmental asbest exposure from birth to 12 years-old. Past medical history revealed maximal thymectomy operation and adjuvant radiotherapy with the diagnosis of minimally invasive lymphocytic thymoma 11 years ago. Thorax computerized tomography demonstrated a circumferential pleural thickening encasing the entire left lung and pleural effusion. VATS-pleural biopsy revealed the diagnosis invasive tymoma, Type B1, stage IVA. In conclusion, the diagnosis of invasive thymoma must be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of diffuse pleural lesions. The recurrence of thymomas may be as long as 10 years after complete resection. |
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