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Massive True Thymic Hyperplasia with Osseous Metaplasia by Jun Kanzawa; Mitsuru Matsuki; Shintaro Kano; Akihiro Nakamata; Waka Nakata; Rieko Furukawa; Katsuhisa Baba; Shigeru Ono; Harushi Mori is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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True thymic hyperplasia is defined as an increase in both the size and weight of the gland, while maintaining a normal microscopic architecture. Massive true thymic hyperplasia is a rare type of hyperplasia that compresses adjacent structures and causes various symptoms. Limited reports address the imaging findings of massive true thymic hyperplasia. Herein, we report a case of massive true thymic hyperplasia in a 3-year-old girl with no remarkable medical history. Contrast-enhanced CT revealed an anterior mediastinal mass with a bilobed configuration containing punctate and linear calcifications in curvilinear septa, which corresponded to lamellar bone deposits in the interlobular septa. To our knowledge, this is the first report of massive true thymic hyperplasia with osseous metaplasia. We also discuss the imaging features and etiology of massive true thymic hyperplasia with osseous metaplasia.
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- Author
- Jun Kanzawa; Mitsuru Matsuki; Shintaro Kano; Akihiro Nakamata; Waka Nakata; Rieko Furukawa; Katsuhisa Baba; Shigeru Ono; Harushi Mori
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)