Cellular elements of brain and cortical layers, as well as stroma, can be a source of various tumors. These tumors, according to most authors, most often lo... Read more »
Category: Thymoma |
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The tumor is usually of small size, coated capsule, relatively benign. However, the concept of "benign thymoma" is rather conditional, since in some cases, tumors that histological examination is considered as benign, often have a tendency to infiltrative growth, metastasis, and give relapses after their removal.
Benign thymoma long time may be asymptomatic, sometimes reaching considerable sizes. At the same time showing signs of compression of mediastinal or... Read more »
Category: Thymoma |
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The clinical picture of Tim is very diverse. About 50% of cases of tumors are asymptomatic and detected during preventive radiological studies or symptoms of compression of the anterior mediastinum.
With a significant squeezing a sense of embarrassment over chest, discomfort and pain, shortness of breath, swelling of neck veins, puffiness and bluish color of the face. Especially pronounced respiratory disorders in children due to compression of the relatively... Read more »
Category: Thymoma |
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Syndromes associated thymoma, forced to begin a targeted study for the detection of thymoma, and therefore tumors detected earlier and have a relatively small size. Asymptomatic tumors developing thymus reached significantly larger at the time of detection or symptoms of compression of the mediastinum. Tumor size 3 cm in diameter and less identified by computed tomography. The rapid increase of the tumor in dynamic observation, rough fuzzy contours indicate the mali... Read more »
Category: Thymoma |
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The main method of treatment of patients with tumors of the thymus gland is surgery - removal of the thymus gland with the tumor. And the sooner will be performed surgical intervention, the better, as is often the tumor is invasive growth, involving a process of vital organs, because of what the tumor is unresectable. When surgery for thymoma is necessary to remove not only the tumor but also necessary - the entire thymus gland and, if possible, all the fatty tissue... Read more »
Category: Thymoma |
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