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Tuberculosis of the thymus is extremely rare and is commonly mistaken for thymoma. We present a case of what we believe is tuberculosis of the thymus in a 62 year old woman, which was mistaken for a thymoma. The clinical, radiological and pathological findings are described, as well as review of the English literature. A diagnosis of tuberculosis is still possible, despite a negative confirmatory test. Preservation of tissue sample for culture may improve detection of tuberculous infection in resected anterior mediastinal masses.
Keywords: thymus, tuberculosis, mediastinal mass
Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews
Title: Tuberculosis of the Thymus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Volume: 1 Issue: 2
Author(s): Jacques Kpodonu, James L. Cook, Malek G. Massad and Norman J. Snow
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Keywords: thymus, tuberculosis, mediastinal mass
Abstract: Tuberculosis of the thymus is extremely rare and is commonly mistaken for thymoma. We present a case of what we believe is tuberculosis of the thymus in a 62 year old woman, which was mistaken for a thymoma. The clinical, radiological and pathological findings are described, as well as review of the English literature. A diagnosis of tuberculosis is still possible, despite a negative confirmatory test. Preservation of tissue sample for culture may improve detection of tuberculous infection in resected anterior mediastinal masses.
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Kpodonu Jacques, Cook L. James, Massad G. Malek and Snow J. Norman, Tuberculosis of the Thymus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature, Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews 2005; 1 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573398054023028
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573398054023028 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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