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Thymoma

Thymoma

Thymomas are the most common tumour of the anterior mediastinum and is usually detected between the sixth and seventh decades of life.

Associated with
  • myasthenia gravis (30-40% of patients with thymoma)
  • red cell aplasia
  • dermatomyositis
  • also : SLE, SIADH

Causes of death
  • compression of airway
  • cardiac tamponade

CT scan showing an anterior mediastinal mass consistent with a thymoma in a middle-aged male - e Image used on license from Radiopaedia
Chest x-ray and accompanying CT scan of a patient with a thymoma. In the chest x-ray there is a partially delineated mediastinal mass (anterior mediastinum) with regular borders, bulging the left upper mediastinal contour - e Image used on license from Radiopaedia
CT slice at the bifurcation of the main bronchus showing an invasive thymoma presenting as an anterior mediastinal mass - e Image used on license from Radiopaedia
+PassMedicine Notes

Thymomas are the most common tumour of the anterior mediastinum and is usually detected between the sixth and seventh decades of life.

Associated with
  • myasthenia gravis (30-40% of patients with thymoma)
  • red cell aplasia
  • dermatomyositis
  • also : SLE, SIADH
Causes of death
  • compression of airway
  • cardiac tamponade


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