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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:315-317
© 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Ectopic Pleural Thymoma Presenting as a Giant Mass in the Thoracic Cavity

Koji Yamazaki, MD*, Ichiro Yoshino, MD, Taro Oba, MD, Tomofumi Yohena, MD, Toshifumi Kameyama, MD, Tetsuzo Tagawa, MD, Daigo Kawano, MD, Hidenori Koso, MD, Yoshihiko Maehara, MD

Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Accepted for publication March 28, 2006.

* Address correspondence to Dr Yamazaki, Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan (Email: yamazaki{at}surg2.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp).

We describe a rare case of a giant thymoma that developed in the right thoracic cavity, and seemed to originate from the visceral pleura. We believe that there have been few reports of thymoma developing from such an unusual origin.




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