Thymoma – diagnostics options

Czech version

Authors: Petr Konvička ¹; Dan Marek ¹; Jiří Habermann ²; Peter Jevík ³; Josef Chudáček ⁴; Filip Čtvrtlík ⁵; Jaroslav Michálek ⁶
Authors‘ workplace: Interní oddělení nemocnice Přerov ¹; Neurologické oddělení nemocnice Přerov ²; Radiologické oddělení nemocnice Přerov ³; I. chirurgická klinika LF UP a FN Olomouc ⁴; Radiologická klinika LF UP a FN Olomouc ⁵; Ústav klinické a molekulární patologie LF UP a FN Olomouc ⁶
Published in: Vnitř Lék 2020; 66(2): 53-57
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Overview

Various types of tumors (either benign or malignant) can be found in mediastinum. Early diagnosis and treatment may help to improve survival and quality if life in these patients. Compared to direct mediastinoscopy, used for obtaining a specimen for histological analysis in previous decades, modern imaging methods, specifically the CT navigated biopsy, represent an effective and less invasive approach to the diagnosis. In our publication, we present a patient with thymoma, rather rare type of anterior mediastinum tumor.

Keywords:

mediastinum – CT navigated biopsy – incidentaloma – thymoma

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