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- A 42-year-old woman was found to have a rare thymoma, which is a tumor of the thymus gland, located in the middle mediastinum.
- To remove the tumor, surgeons used a thoracoscopic lateral approach followed by a median sternotomy, which is a surgical incision made down the middle of the chest.
- After the tumor was successfully removed, a quick pathological examination confirmed it was a thymoma, leading to an extended thymectomy for further treatment.
Article Abstract
We experienced an extremely rare case of a thymoma in the middle mediastinum. A 42-year-old woman presented with a 4-cm-sized abnormal mass in the middle mediastinum by chest computed tomography. To resect this tumor, we performed surgery using the thoracoscopic lateral approach from the right side subsequently followed by a median sternotomy. After the resection of this tumor, the intraoperative quick pathological examination diagnosed this tumor as a thymoma. An extended thymectomy was performed additionally.
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