A case report of hyperthyroid-associated thymic hypertrophy in a child, presenting as an anterior mediastinal mass
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Yvette Nchung Achuo-Egbe & Irene Hong-McAtee & Vlad C. Radulescu
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
We present the case of an 8-year-old boy with an anterior mediastinal mass and signs of hyperthyroidism. The anterior mediastinal mass had radiologic characteristics suggestive of thymic hypertrophy and regressed with antithyroid therapy. Though thymic hypertrophy is a known manifestation of hyperthyroidism, this is the youngest reported case. In selected cases, the diagnosis may be made based on the clinical picture, radiologic appearance, and response to antithyroid therapy without the need of a thymic biopsy or thymectomy
Eur J Pediatr (2011) 170:937–940 DOI 10.1007/s00431-011-1395-8 Received: 13 October 2010 / Accepted: 11 January 2011 / Published online: 28 January 2011
