MEDIASTINAL THYMIC CYST IN A 50-YEAR-OLD MALE

Authors

  • Musfirah Siddique Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Wajahat Javed Mirza Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Nasir Khan Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology/National Institute of Heart Disease (AFIC/NIHD)/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Shahida Majeed Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology Rawalpindi Pakistan
  • Imran Khan Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology Rawalpindi Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v70iSuppl-4.6010

Keywords:

Thymic CYST, Mediastinal, Incidence

Abstract

Thymic CYSTs of the mediastinum are rare. It has been reported that their incidence is between 1 to 4.8%. They usually present as an asymptomatic mediastinal mass and are mostly found incidentally. This study reports a rare presentation of a mediastinal thymic CYST in a 50-year-old male, whose chronic right sided chest pain prompted him to visit a local hospital where his chest x-ray revealed a large mediastinal mass at the right cardiophrenic angle. His chest CT revealed a large multilocular hypodense cystic lesion that was resected completely by median sternotomy. On Histopathological examination, Hassals corpuscles confirmed the diagnosis of thymic CYST.

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Published

05-01-2021

How to Cite

1.
Siddique M, Mirza WJ, Khan N, Majeed S, Khan I. MEDIASTINAL THYMIC CYST IN A 50-YEAR-OLD MALE. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2021 Jan. 5 [cited 2024 Nov. 25];70(Suppl-4):S909-11. Available from: https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/6010