A RARE CASE OF ECTOPIC THYMOMA IN THE MIDDLE MEDIASTINUM
Dr. Juvaina P.*, Dr. E. Devarajan, Dr. Sumayya U P, Dr. Naufal Perumpalath, Dr. Saanida M. P. and Dr. Soumya Hareendranath
ABSTRACT
Thymomas generally arise from the thymus in the anterior mediastinum, although they have occasionally been found in the neck, pulmonary hilum or posterior mediastinum .Thymoma arising in middle mediastinum is very rare .We present a case of ectopic middle mediastinal thymoma in a 60- year-old female with myasthenia gravis.
Keywords: Thymoma, middle mediastinum, ectopic, myasthenia gravis.
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