1İstanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Thoracic Surgery, İstanbul, Turkey
2İstanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Pathology, İstanbul, Turkey
American Journal of Medical Case Reports.
2019,
Vol. 7 No. 12, 305-307
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-7-12-1
Copyright © 2019 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Mehlika İşcan, İsmail Sarbay, Şebnem Batur, Akif Turna. Mediastinal Hamartoma Giving Impression of Thymoma in Myasthenia Gravis Patient.
American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2019; 7(12):305-307. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-7-12-1.
Correspondence to: Mehlika İşcan, İstanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Thoracic Surgery, İstanbul, Turkey. Email:
mehlikaiscan@gmail.comAbstract
The mediastinum is a rare localization, as it has been reported in a few cases in the literature for hamartoma, which is a benign tumor. The treatment is surgical resection when an image consistent with anterior mediastinum is observed. In addition, thymoma resection may provide remission in Myasthenia Gravis as it is frequently seen with Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma. In this case, we submitted our case in which we have resected the anterior mediastinal lesion by applying biportal extended VATS thymectomy in the patient of Myasthenia Gravis with pre-diagnosis of thymoma. Remarkably, the pathology of our case was reported as Hamartoma, and the postoperative six-month follow-up has also indicated regression of Myasthenia Gravis disease.
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