Thymoma and Tuberculoma: Unexpected Coexistence

  • Antonio Grilo Novais Internal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu, Portugal
  • Diana Pinho Santos Internal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu, Portugal
  • Mariana Conceição Pneumology Department, Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu, Portugal
  • Sara Cunha Thoracic Surgery Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Portugal
  • Joana Capelo Internal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu, Portugal
  • Pedro Crespo Infectious Diseases Department, Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu, Portugal
  • Lina Carvalho Institute of Anatomical and Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra University Hospital Center, Coimbra, Portugal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12890/2021_002744

Keywords

Thymus, tuberculosis, granuloma, mediastinal mass

Abstract

Mediastinal tumours can be incidental findings on chest x-ray or present with systemic symptoms and/or direct effect of the mediastinal mass. We report the case of a woman with symptomatic thymoma B1 and simultaneous thymus tuberculosis.

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    • Published: 2021-07-30

    Issue: 2021: Vol 8 No 7 (view)

    Section: Articles

    How to cite:
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    Grilo Novais A, Pinho Santos D, Conceição M, Cunha S, Capelo J, Crespo P, Carvalho L. Thymoma and Tuberculoma: Unexpected Coexistence. EJCRIM 2021;8 doi:10.12890/2021_002744.

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