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Cavitating pulmonary tuberculosis four years postexcision of a very large thymoma
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Cavitating pulmonary tuberculosis four years postexcision of a very large thymoma

Khaled E Al-Ebrahim
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, Vol.11(5), pp.711-712
11/2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1510/icvts.2010.245878
PMID: 20688776

Abstract

Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use Humans Lipoma - diagnostic imaging Lipoma - surgery Male Middle Aged Mycobacterium tuberculosis - isolation & purification Sputum - microbiology Thymectomy - adverse effects Thymoma - diagnostic imaging Thymoma - surgery Thymus Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Thymus Neoplasms - surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnosis Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnostic imaging Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - drug therapy Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - etiology Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - microbiology
Lipothymoma is a very rare thymic benign tumor. A 55-year-old male, who underwent thymectomy four years previously, presented with cavitating pulmonary tuberculosis.
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