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Chest X-ray indicating enlargement of the right hilar area and suspicious mass in the right heart border.
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A chest X-ray revealed enlargement of the right hilum when compared with previous films (Figure 1).
Chest CT showing an anterior mediastinal tumor, approximately 69 x55 x68 mm in size.. Abbreviation: CT, computed tomography.
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Computed tomography (CT) disclosed an anterior mediastinal tumor (Figure 2), and thymic carcinoma was suspected.
Pathology slides from total thymus resection showed thymic carcinoma composed of epitheloid tumor cells with nuclear pleomorphism, apparent nucleoli, and mitotic features (H&E, 400x) in solid nest or sheet arrangement (H&E, 100x).. Abbreviation: H&E, hematoxylin and eosin.
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The pathologic sections from total resection of the thymus showed thymic carcinoma with epitheloid tumor cells, nuclear pleomorphism, apparent nucleoli, and mitotic feature in a solid nest or sheet arrangement (Figure 3).