Multilocular Thymic Cyst with Prominent Lymphoid Folli- cular Hyperplasia: A Case Report
نویسنده
چکیده
We present herein an unusual case of multilocular thymic cyst, with prominent lymphoid follicular hyperplasia, in a 64-year-old man. It was incidentally founded as a mediastinal mass on chest radiography, during a routine health check-up. Computed tomography revealed a cystic lesion, which contains thick septa involving the thymus. The resected mass, 8×4 cm in diameter, involved the thymus and there is no adhesion or invasion into the adjacent tissue. The cut surface showed cystic spaces with thick white-tan firm wall, which cysts contained gelatinous material. Microscopically, the lesion was characterized by multiple cysts, lined by flattened cuboidal epithelium that was separated by thick walls, having a dense lymphoid tissue with lymphoid follicles. The patient was discharged without any complication and is well without evidence of recurrence for sixteen months. (J Lung Cancer 2012;11(1):45 47)
منابع مشابه
Thymic lymphoid hyperplasia with multilocular thymic cysts diagnosed before the Sjögren syndrome diagnosis
BACKGROUND Thymic lymphoid hyperplasia is often present with myasthenia gravis as well as other autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis. Of the 4 cases of thymic lymphoid hyperplasia associated with Sjögren syndrome that have been reported, no case with a thymic lesion diagnosis that led to the diagnosis of Sjögren syndrome has been reported. We herein ...
متن کاملMultilocular Thymic Cysts with Follicular Hyperplasia: Report of a Case
We herein describe a rare case of multilocular thymic cysts (MTCs) with follicular hyperplasia. The patient was a 50-year-old man, who was symptom-free. A mediastinal mass was found on chest computed tomography (CT) followed after pancreatitis. Chest CT revealed a 30 × 10 mm anterior mediastinal mass with multiple cystic lesions. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an anterior mediastinal cystic ...
متن کاملMicronodular Thymoma with Lymphoid Stroma in a Multilocular Thymic Cyst: A Case Study
Herein, we report a case of micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma in a previously healthy 73-year-old male. Thymectomy was performed. The solid and macrocystic masses were encapsulated with focal invasion. The solid portion consisted of nodules of bland-looking spindle or round epithelial cells in lymphoid stroma containing prominent germinal centers. The epithelial cells had moderate amoun...
متن کاملA Cervical Thymic Cyst with Persistent Thymopharyngeal Tract: A Case Report
Cervical thymic cyst is a rare entity of either congenital or inflammatory origin described infrequently in literature. The asymptomatic nature of the entity and the rarity of the lesion frequently lead to a diagnostic dilemma many times. We present a case of cervical thymic cyst that presented to us as an asymptomatic neck mass that was managed surgically. Cervical thymic cyst should be kept a...
متن کاملMultilocular Thymic Cyst Associated with Mediastinal Teratoma: A Case Report
Congenital cysts are typically unilocular and thin-walled to the point of translucency; careful histopathologic examination shows no evidence of inflammation. In contrast, acquired thymic cysts are usually multilocular, hence the commonly used term “multilocular thymic cyst (MTC).” These cysts have thick, fibrous walls, and histopathologic examination typically reveals significant inflammation ...
متن کامل