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Ann Thorac Surg 1998;66:2106-2108
© 1998 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Recurrence of stage I thymoma 32 years after total excision

Wael I. Awad, FRCSa, Pennie J. Symmans, MB, ChBb, Jules E. Dussek, FRCSa

a Department of Thoracic Surgery, Guy’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
b Department of Histopathology, Guy’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Accepted for publication June 1, 1998.

Address reprint requests to Mr Dussek, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Guy’s Hospital, St. Thomas Street, London SE1 9RT, UK

Malignant thymomas are invasive and recur frequently, but noninvasive thymomas rarely do so. We report on a case of recurrent thymoma in a 50-year-old white man, 32 years after total excision of a stage I thymoma. We stress the importance of long-term follow-up in all patients.




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