An unusual localization of thymoma
ACTA CHIRURGICA BELGICA, vol.105, no.2, pp.219-220, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 105 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2005
- Doi Number: 10.1080/00015458.2005.11679705
- Journal Name: ACTA CHIRURGICA BELGICA
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.219-220
- Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
A 41-year-old man with myasthenia gravis was referred to our clinic to undergo a thymectomy by video-assisted thoracic surgery. After physical examination of the thorax and evaluation by computed tomography, a mass lesion was noticed in the neck and thymectomy was performed by partial sternotomy combined with a cervical incision. The cervical thymoma was discontinuous with the thymus. Thymoma in the neck has rarely been reported. In this case report we emphasize the possible presence of thymoma in the neck and the importance of neck evaluation in patients with myasthenia gravis.