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A CASE REPORT OF A MIXED THYMOMA AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
*Akpor I. O., Bitto T. T., Terkula D. G., Vhriterhire R. A. and Agwa M.
ABSTRACT
Considering the universal rarity of neoplasms of the thymus, and the finding that there exists very limited epidemiologic data on the thymomas and thymic carcinoma, it is interesting however that when anterior mediastinal masses are detected and subjected to evaluation, over 50% of them turn out to be thymomas. They exhibit a range of heterogenous clinical and pathological characteristics, such that there are no standardized guidelines yet established for their management or treatment. On this background, we report the case of a mixed thymoma (WHO type AB thymoma) in a 61 year old businessman who had presented with a recurring right-sided chest pain and dyspnoea on exertion, over a six (6) month duration. The final diagnosis was confirmed after an earlier missed diagnosis was encountered; this followed the histological examination of a trans-thoracic trucut biopsy of the tumour which is more to the right of the thorax.
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