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A ring calcified benign thymoma in a patient with asbestos exposure.

A Low1, A Abbas, A R L Medford.   

Abstract

The differential diagnosis of a mediastinal mass with ring calcification on chest X-ray includes thymoma,dermoid tumour, teratoma, neurogenic tumours and lymphadenopathy. Cross-sectional imaging via CT can aid diagnosis. This case may also demonstrate an association between asbestos exposure and thymoma calcification.

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Year:  2012        PMID: 22323614     DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcs030

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  QJM        ISSN: 1460-2393


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Review 1.  Clinicopathological Features of Thymoma with Ring Calcification: Case Reports.

Authors:  Takeo Nakada; Tadashi Akiba; Mitsuo Yabe; Keiichiro Tanaka; Masataka Nakano; Masafumi Suzuki; Toshiaki Morikawa
Journal:  Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg       Date:  2017-05-01       Impact factor: 1.520

2.  Calcification in thymomas can predict invasiveness to surrounding organs.

Authors:  Mitsuteru Yoshida; Kazuya Kondo; Naoki Miyamoto; Yukikiyo Kawakami; Akira Tangoku
Journal:  Thorac Cancer       Date:  2021-05-06       Impact factor: 3.500

3.  Invasive thymoma with multiple ring calcifications and osseous metaplasia: A case report.

Authors:  Jae Jun Jung; Sung Hwan Kim; Dong Hoon Kang; Ki Nyun Kim; Seong Ho Moon; Jun Ho Yang; Joung Hun Byun; Jong Woo Kim; Kyung Nyeo Jeon; Kyungsoo Bae; Ho Cheol Kim; Ju Young Kim; Hyun Oh Park; Jun Young Choi
Journal:  Thorac Cancer       Date:  2018-08-31       Impact factor: 3.500

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