Prise en charge des kystes thymiques

Rahmati, Mohammad Bagher; Corbi, Pierre; Gibelin, Hélène; Jayle, Christophe; Abdou, Mohamed; Milinkevitch, S.; Menu, P; Kraimps, Jean‐Louis

doi:10.1016/j.anchir.2003.11.004

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“…The cysts, which contain turbid fluid or gelatinous material, have thick and fibrous walls. Typically, they show evidence of significant inflammation and fibrosis on histopathology examination [3,4]. …”

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Calcified multilocular thymic cyst associated with thymoma: a case report

et al. 2011

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IntroductionThere are few case reports of thymoma with a thymic cyst. Such an association renders it difficult for any pathologist to differentiate from other neoplasms, such as a cystic thymoma.Case presentationA 50-year-old Berber woman from Morocco was admitted with a chronic cough of more than 10 years duration. Her medical history and physical examination were normal. Anterior chest radiography demonstrated a calcified opacity in her right anterior mediastinum. A chest-computed tomogram revealed a round cystic tumor, with significant calcification in her right anterior mediastinum. A surgical exploration was performed. The tumor seemed to be a well-encapsulated and totally calcified lesion, arising from the right lobe of her thymus. It was removed by partial resection of her thymus. Through histology, the calcified tumor exhibited some areas of multilocular fibrous-wall cysts. These cysts were partially lined by small cuboidal cells with severe chronic inflammation and an AB thymoma that arose from the wall of the cyst.ConclusionGreater attention should be given to multilocular thymic cysts, to exclude the possibility of neoplasm, especially when the cyst wall is thickened.

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Calcified multilocular thymic cyst associated with thymoma: a case report

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“…However, it is critical that the existence of a mediastinal thymus must be confirmed with MRI or FNAC prior to surgery because thymectomy during early childhood can impair immune status later in life [ 4 , 8 , 10 ]. Based on Rahmati’s series [ 11 ] where patients with asymptomatic cysts incidently discovered were operated on in order to confirm the histological nature of the lesion, we think it’s prudent to do the same on all incipient/small cervical cysts which are sure to be asymptomatic. Pathological examination shows at the macroscopic level a cyst often elongated uni or multilocular measuring between 1 and 15 cm in diameter [ 6 ], with clear to brownish serous contents [ 8 ].…”

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Lateral cervical thymic cyst in a child: a case report

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BackgroundCervical thymic cysts are uncommon lesions, rarely considered in the differential diagnosis of neck cysts in children.Case presentationWe report a rare case of multiloculated thymic cyst in an 8-year-old boy on the right side of the neck. Perioperative diagnosis was a cystic hygroma. Macroscopic examination showed a cystic mass measuring 6.5 cm in total length. Histopathology of the excised specimen revealed thymic tissue with prominent Hassall’s corpuscles associated with multiloculated cyst. The cyst wall is bordered by a flattened or multilayered epithelium, often abraded.ConclusionThis case is presented here for its rarity and should be included in the differential diagnosis of neck masses in children. So, it’s a lesion to be well aware of, particularly by pathologists.

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“…Other complications of CTC include, bleeding, rupture, hemothorax, mediastinal hemorrhage or local symptoms. Congenital Thymic Cysts may present with pressure effect on neighboring organs such as pressure on recurrent nerve (stridor, hoarseness and vocal cord paralysis), esophagus (dysphagia), pericardium (chest pain) and lungs (with huge cysts, leading to dyspnea) ( 5 ). Lachanas, reported on a case of intermittent obstruction of the left brachiocephalic vein by CTC.…”

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Congenital Thymic Cyst in the Retro Cava Position: A Case Report

Sabzi¹,

Eizadi²,

Javid³

et al. 2015

Iran Red Crescent Med J

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Introduction:Congenital thymic cyst (CTC) is a rare mediastinal mass and the retrocaval position of this cyst has not been reported in the medical literature so far.Case Presentation:The present study reports on a 66-year-old female with coronary artery disease (CAD) who was scheduled for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) at our hospital. During mediastinal exploration and pericardiotomy for CABG, a large CTC was incidentally found in the retrocaval position, as a watery cyst from its anatomic location and content. Pathological examination revealed that it was a CTC. No cases of retrocaval position of CTC have been reported. Thus, here we report on this case and review the previously reported cases.Conclusions:To our knowledge, this is the first case of CTC that was identified incidentally in the retrocaval position and caused intermittent obstruction of vena cava.

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Prise en charge des kystes thymiques

Cited by 6 publications

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Calcified multilocular thymic cyst associated with thymoma: a case report

Calcified multilocular thymic cyst associated with thymoma: a case report

Lateral cervical thymic cyst in a child: a case report

Congenital Thymic Cyst in the Retro Cava Position: A Case Report

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