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J Surg Case Rep
; 2023(3): rjad084, 2023 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2276689
ABSTRACT
A 49-year-old female patient, without previous medical history, underwent a thoracic CT due to SARS-CoV2 infection. This exam revealed a heterogeneous mass in the anterior mediastinum with 11 × 8.8 cm in close contact with main thoracic vessels and pericardium. Surgical biopsy documented a B2 thymoma. This clinical case reminds the importance of a systematic and global look of the imaging scans. Years before the thymoma diagnosis, the patient underwent a shoulder X-ray due to musculoskeletal pain, where an irregular shape of the aortic arch was visible, probably related to the growing mediastinal mass. An earlier diagnosis would allow a complete mass resection without such extensive surgery and less morbidity.