An Unusual Pleural Location of Thymoma Mimicking Malignant Mesothelioma: A Case Report and Literature Review

El Haouari A, Tahiri L, Mou

Abstract

Primary pleural thymomas are rare tumors often mistaken for malignant mesothelioma clinically and radiologically. The present study reports the case of a 39-year-old woman presented with a pleural tumor in the right thorax. The tumor was surgically resected and histopathologically diagnosed as ectopic primary pleural thymoma lacking any evidence of a médiastinal tumor. The clinicopathological futures of this unusual thymoma are also discussed.

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