Summary:
Thymoma is an epithelial neoplasm of the thymus, which
commonly lies in the anterior mediastinum. Thymomas
comprise about 1% of all mediastinal tumours. The current
treatment of invasive thymoma is often multidisciplinary.
This report presents a case of giant thymoma arising in the
anterior mediastinum.
Surgical resection was scheduled based on the radiological
and fine needle aspiration cytology findings. The tumor
was completely resected. The weight of the tumor was
2000g. The tumor was histologically diagnosed to type B1
thymoma. Patient was discharged from hospital with
advice to attend the oncology department for next
treatment.
Keywords: Intrathoracic mass, Giant thymoma, Type B1
thymoma.
(J Banagladesh Coll Phys Surg 2016; 34: 37-41)