Silent Sinistrous Asymptomatic Anterior Mediastinal Mass Diagnosed With EBUS-TBNA
The most common cause of asymptomatic anterior mediastinal mass in young patient is thymoma. We present an unusual case of asymptomatic anterior mediastinal mass in a young male who was incidentally discovered to have aggressive precursor T-cell adult lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-ALL). Routine bronchos...
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| description | The most common cause of asymptomatic anterior mediastinal mass in young patient is thymoma. We present an unusual case of asymptomatic anterior mediastinal mass in a young male who was incidentally discovered to have aggressive precursor T-cell adult lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-ALL). Routine bronchoscopy and transthoracic needle aspiration were noncontributory, and endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) provided the adequate amount of tissue for histopathology and immunohistochemistry, thus establishing the diagnosis of T-ALL. Our case highlights T-cell lymphoma as a cause of silent anterior mediastinal mass and the potential role of EBUS-TBNA as safe and relatively less invasive modality to obtain tissue for pathological diagnosis and saved the patient from potential thoracotomy/mediastinoscopy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-93c4c38ab8ae4a738b6dbd55f45c8f112022-12-21T19:43:39ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsThe Journal of Association of Chest Physicians2320-87752320-90892018-01-0162687110.4103/jacp.jacp_13_17Silent Sinistrous Asymptomatic Anterior Mediastinal Mass Diagnosed With EBUS-TBNADeepak PrajapatRahul Kumar SharmaDeepak TalwarThe most common cause of asymptomatic anterior mediastinal mass in young patient is thymoma. We present an unusual case of asymptomatic anterior mediastinal mass in a young male who was incidentally discovered to have aggressive precursor T-cell adult lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-ALL). Routine bronchoscopy and transthoracic needle aspiration were noncontributory, and endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) provided the adequate amount of tissue for histopathology and immunohistochemistry, thus establishing the diagnosis of T-ALL. Our case highlights T-cell lymphoma as a cause of silent anterior mediastinal mass and the potential role of EBUS-TBNA as safe and relatively less invasive modality to obtain tissue for pathological diagnosis and saved the patient from potential thoracotomy/mediastinoscopy.http://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2018;volume=6;issue=2;spage=68;epage=71;aulast=PrajapatAnterior mediastinal massendobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspirationT-cell adult lymphoblastic lymphoma |
| spellingShingle | Deepak Prajapat Rahul Kumar Sharma Deepak Talwar Silent Sinistrous Asymptomatic Anterior Mediastinal Mass Diagnosed With EBUS-TBNA The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians Anterior mediastinal mass endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration T-cell adult lymphoblastic lymphoma |
| title | Silent Sinistrous Asymptomatic Anterior Mediastinal Mass Diagnosed With EBUS-TBNA |
| title_full | Silent Sinistrous Asymptomatic Anterior Mediastinal Mass Diagnosed With EBUS-TBNA |
| title_fullStr | Silent Sinistrous Asymptomatic Anterior Mediastinal Mass Diagnosed With EBUS-TBNA |
| title_full_unstemmed | Silent Sinistrous Asymptomatic Anterior Mediastinal Mass Diagnosed With EBUS-TBNA |
| title_short | Silent Sinistrous Asymptomatic Anterior Mediastinal Mass Diagnosed With EBUS-TBNA |
| title_sort | silent sinistrous asymptomatic anterior mediastinal mass diagnosed with ebus tbna |
| topic | Anterior mediastinal mass endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration T-cell adult lymphoblastic lymphoma |
| url | http://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2018;volume=6;issue=2;spage=68;epage=71;aulast=Prajapat |
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