Extensive primary malignant thymoma involving pericardium, pleura, diaphragm and lungs - A case report

Rubina Abuali Sajwani; Saqib Ali Gowani; Ameer Ali Khowaja; Asmatullah Khan; Saulat H. Fatimi

Extensive primary malignant thymoma involving pericardium, pleura, diaphragm and lungs - A case report

Rubina Abuali Sajwani, Saqib Ali Gowani, Ameer Ali Khowaja, Asmatullah Khan, Saulat H. Fatimi

Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College, Pakistan

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Abstract

Malignant thymoma is an extremely rare entity. According to a study, the annual incidence of malignant thymoma was estimated to be 0.15 per 100,000 person-years. We present the case of a 42-year-old female who came to us with a Type AB, Masaoka stage III malignant (invasive) thymoma with widespread involvement of the mediastinum.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	287-288
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Volume	58
Issue number	5
Publication status	Published - May 2008

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