- 부갑상선 선종으로 오인된 흉선종 환자 1예
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- 박상헌,황수민,박민우,정광윤,Park. Sangheon,Hwang. Soo Min,Park. Min Woo,Jung. Kwang-Yoon
- ㆍ 간행물명
- 대한 두경부 종양 학회지
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2013년|29권 2호|pp.68-70 (3 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 대한두경부종양학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물| PDF텍스트
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Thymoma is the most common anterior mediastinal mass in adult, and arises from thymic epithelial cells which includes consists various proportions of epithelial and lymphocytic aspect. Thymic epithelial cell arises from the ventral wings of the third and fourth branchial pouches in the embryo, and these cells are considered tumorous condition of thymoma. Surgical resection is main treatment of thymoma. And adjuvant chemotherapy or radiation is considered due to postoperative pathologic diagnosis. We experienced a tumor which located from left anterior neck along superior mediastinum on chest radiograph incidentally and diagnosed parathyroid adenoma clinically. After surgical removal, final pathologic report was thymoma. Here, we present the case with a review of the related literatures.