Pretracheal ectopic thymoma: A diagnostic challenge in endobronchial ultrasound‐guided transbronchial needle aspiration cytology

Ectopic thymomas (ETs) are rare thymic neoplasms that arise from atypical anatomical sites and present a diagnostic challenge for clinicians as they can be mistaken for other pathological entities on fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology. (A) Contrast‐enhanced computed tomography (CT) image showing...

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Published in:Cytopathology (Oxford) 2022-07, Vol.33 (4), p.445-448
Main Authors: George, Elinor, Khan, Rubia, Powari, Manish, Dorey, Nichole
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cytology
EBUS‐TBNA
ectopic thymoma
Thymoma
Thymus
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Summary:Ectopic thymomas (ETs) are rare thymic neoplasms that arise from atypical anatomical sites and present a diagnostic challenge for clinicians as they can be mistaken for other pathological entities on fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology. (A) Contrast‐enhanced computed tomography (CT) image showing an enlarged right level 4 pretracheal mass. (B) Half body 18‐fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/CT scan showing a highly FDG avid, enlarged 21 × 25 mm right level 4 mass.
ISSN:0956-5507
1365-2303
DOI:10.1111/cyt.13133