Thymic cyst appearing after treatment of mediastinal non-Hodgkin lymphoma

✍ Scribed by Borgna-Pignatti, Caterina ;Andreis, Ivo Bergamo ;Rugolotto, Simone ;Balter, Rita ;Bontempini, Lamberto

• Book ID: 102522712
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1994
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 267 KB
• Volume: 22
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0098-1532
• DOI: 10.1002/mpo.2950220115

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

We report the first case of a thymic cyst appearing in the course of treatment for non‐Hodgkin lymphoma of the anterior mediastinum. The patient was a 9‐year‐old child in whom an abnormal contour of the left cardiac border persisted after chemotherapy, suggesting residual disease. The mass was found at thoracotomy to be a benign thymic cyst. The lesion was not present 2 years previously, and most likely represented cystic degeneration of the thymus, secondary to lymphomatous involvement. CT scan was not helpful in distinguishing the cystic lesion from residual lymphoma.