Cystic Micronodular Thymoma. Report of a Case

Micronodular thymoma is a rare subtype of thymoma with less than 20 cases published in the English literature. These tumours have been reported with thymoma or thymic cyst. The authors describe a new case of micronodular thymoma in a 68-year-old-patient which is well documented and particular by its cystic degeneration which hasn’t been described yet. Micronodular thymoma is a rare variant of thymoma with a challenging diagnosis. Clinicians must be aware of this entity in order not to confuse it with a thymic cyst. Case Report Cystic Micronodular Thymoma. Report of a Case Mona Mlika*1,2, Adel Marghli3 and Faouzi Mezni1,2 1Department of Pathology, Abderrahman Mami Hospital, Université de Médecine, Tunis El Manar, Tunisia 2Research Unit: RU12/SP16 3Department of Thoracic Surgery, Abderrahman Mami Hospital, Tunisia *Address for Correspondence: Mona Mlika, Department of Pathology, Abderrahman Mami Hospital, Tunisia, Tel: (00216) 98 53 88 62; Fax: 0021671710780; Email: mlika.zorgati. [email protected] Submitted: 13 December 2016 Approved: 18 January 2017 Published: 20 January 2017 Copyright: 2017 Mlika et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.