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Ann Thorac Surg 2009;87:1274-1275. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.08.011
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Malignant Invasive Thymoma in the Posterior Mediastinum

Alpay Orki, MDa,*, Mehmet Suat Patlakoglu, MDb, Canan Tahaoglu, MDc, Cemal Asim Kutlu, MD, FETCSb

a Department of Thoracic Surgery, Maltepe University, Süreyyapas;a Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
b Department of Thoracic Surgery, Süreyyapasa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
c Department of Pathology, Süreyyapasa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Accepted for publication August 6, 2008.

* Address correspondence to Dr Orki, NATO Yolu, Bosna Bulvari, Izmir Sokak, Camlica Plamiye Sitesi 11-3, Yavuzturk-Uskudar-Istanbul, 34692, Turkey (Email: alpayorki{at}yahoo.com).

We present a rare case of malignant invasive thymoma (type A) arising from the posterior mediastinum. A 17-year-old girl was referred to our clinic after detection of a mass on a chest roentgenogram. Thoracoscopy showed a lobulated, pale yellowish mass located in the posterior compartment together with several foci in the lung parenchyma. The tumor and parenchymal foci were totally resected through a left minithoracotomy. Postoperative pathology revealed malignant invasive thymoma type A.






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