Document Type
Article
Department
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Abstract
Malignant thymoma is an extremely rare entity. According to a study, the annual incidence of malignant thymoma was estimated to be 0.15 per 100,000 person-years. We present the case of a 42-year-old female who came to us with a Type AB, Masaoka stage III malignant (invasive) thymoma with widespread involvement of the mediastinum.
Publication ( Name of Journal)
Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Recommended Citation
Sajwani, R.,
Gowani, S.,
Khowaja, A.,
Khan, A.,
Fatimi, S.
(2008). Extensive primary malignant thymoma involving pericardium, pleura, diaphragm and lungs--a case report. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 58(5), 287-8.
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