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ArticleBMJ case reports2019

Thymoma mimicking an aortic aneurysm: always expect the unexpected.

Dario Michaux, Lawek Berzenji, Lotte Keulen, Inez Rodrigus

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dario MichauxThoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Antwerpen, Belgium.
Lawek BerzenjiThoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Antwerpen, Belgium.
Lotte KeulenPathology, University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Antwerpen, Belgium.
Inez RodrigusCardiac Surgery, University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Antwerpen, Belgium.
Antwerp University Hospital · BE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thymic epithelial tumours (TETs) are rare lesions that represent less than 1% of all malignancies in adults. Presentation occurs in three ways: asymptomatic, with local thoracic symptoms or with paraneoplastic symptoms. Heterotopic ossifications are rare histological features in neoplasms and non-neoplastic lesions. Here, we present a 49-year-old male patient with a thymoma type B2 mimicking an aortic aneurysm. Alongside the thymoma, a cholesterol granuloma with unusual ossification features was found as well. This clinical presentation and pathological diagnosis are unusual findings.

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AortaAortic AneurysmCalcinosisChest PainCholesterolDiagnosis, DifferentialGranulomaHumansMaleMiddle AgedThymomaThymus NeoplasmsTomography, X-Ray ComputedCholesterolcardiothoracic surgeryoncology

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PMID31320375
PMCPMC6663207
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