| Literature DB >> 16898642 |
Mamoru Uemura1, Masahiko Higashiyama, Jiro Okami, Kazuyuki Oda, Koji Takami, Ken Kodama.
Abstract
We present a case of intrapulmonary metastasis developing 18 years after complete resection of thymoma. An 8 mm nodule in the lower lobe of the left lung was noted on chest X-ray in a 76-year-old woman who had undergone complete resection of Masaoka's stage II thymoma 18 years earlier. Since the nodule grew to 17 mm during a 2-year follow-up, wedge resection was performed. The lesion was histologically diagnosed as an intrapulmonary metastasis from thymoma. Extremely late recurrence after complete resection of thymoma is discussed.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16898642 DOI: 10.1007/pl00022255
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg ISSN: 1344-4964