Ectopic thymoma simulating a pericardial cyst
We present a case of a 53 year old man with a thymoma near the pericardium, a rare ectopic localisation of thymoma. A round radiodensity found at the right cardiophrenic angle was initially suspected at the echocardiography to be a pericardial cyst. The diagnosis of thymoma was made only after histo...
Main Authors: | G. Caramori, N. Calia, C. Pasquini, O. Arar, F. Ravenna, I. Guzzinati, A. Boniotti, L. Cavazzini, A. Ciaccia, G. Cavallesco, A. Papi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2005-12-01
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Series: | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease |
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Online Access: | https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/625 |
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