Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5732609 | International Journal of Surgery Case Reports | 2017 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We encountered a thymoma in the middle mediastinum that showed enlargement over a 2-year period, inducing severe tracheal compression. Thymomas can occur widely in pharyngeal pouch-derived locations and should be considered in differential diagnosis of a middle mediastinum tumor.
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Authors
Teiko Sakurai, Tetsuki Sakamoto, Tomoko Wakasa, Yoshio Ohta, Hiroyuki Shiono,