Intrapulmonary metastasis developing eighteen years after complete resection of thymoma.
Journal: The Japanese Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery : Official Publication Of The Japanese Association For Thoracic Surgery = Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai Zasshi
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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.
Authors
Mamoru Uemura, Masahiko Higashiyama, Jiro Okami, Kazuyuki Oda, Koji Takami, Ken Kodama
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