Case Report and Literature Review: Intrathymic Bronchogenic Cyst
Keywords:
Intrathymic bronchogenic cyst, Anterior mediastinum, Cystic thymomaAbstract
Thai female patient, she was 55 years old. Underlying disease was asthma. She was admitted at Samut Prakarn Hospital, chest X-ray was examined after has got Covid-19. This examination found an abnormal chest X-ray. Consequently, this had been sent for further computer X-ray, found cystic tumor size 7.6 centimeters in an anterior to middle mediastinum part. This was provided the surgical treatment plan with a median sternotomy to remove the tumor and wedge left upper lobe lung. After the operation can be extubation and she was being treated in hospital for 5 days. From the symptoms follow up appointment after operation, found the left diaphragm was lift up, had normal general symptoms. Pathologic reported no malignancy and detected consistent with bronchogenic cyst. Finally, intrathymic bronchogenic cyst will be found on the anterior mediastinal rarely. Used pathologic report for diagnosis.
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