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Pediatric thymoma with a difference: Report of a case and review of literature
Sudipta Saha1, Suhani Suhani1, Animesh Basak2, Nitin Agarwal2, Pooja Dewan3
1 Department of Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India
2 University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, India
3 Department of Paediatrics, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Sudipta Saha
Department of Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/2006-8808.147263
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Thymoma represents <1% of all mediastinal tumors in children. Less than 50 cases of pediatric thymoma are reported in the literature. Thymomas are considered to be highly aggressive in pediatric patients, especially when age is <10 years. Paraneoplastic syndromes, of which around 70% are myasthenia gravis, correlate with poor prognosis. In this article, we report a case of a thymoma in an 8-year-old boy, who had favorable histopathology (Masaoka stage I, WHO type B2), despite the presence of young age and necrosis along with absence of myasthenia gravis. We have also reviewed the available literature on pediatric thymoma. |
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