Thymoma chest x ray

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [3] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amr Marawan, M.D. [4]

Overview

On chest x-ray, thymoma is characterized by oval to rounded, well demarcated, asymmetric, homogeneous mass of soft tissue density on one side of the midline.

Chest X Ray Key Findings in Thymoma

Key chest x-ray findings in thymoma are:^[1]^[2]

Oval to rounded, well demarcated, asymmetric, homogeneous mass of soft tissue density and usually on one side of the midline
Wide mediastinum
Displacement of heart and/or great vessels posteriorly

AP CXR, 50 year old male, demonstrating a large right sided mediastinal mass, with patchy areas of calcification. Histologically proven to be a thymoma.^[1]

Lateral view CXR, 50 year old male, demonstrating a large right sided mediastinal mass, with patchy areas of calcification. Histologically proven to be a thymoma.^[1]

Lateral CXR, Invasive thymoma with pleural metastasis.

AP CXR, demonstrates a soft tissue density projecting to the left of the mediastinum, thymoma.^[2]

AP CXR, Invasive thymoma with pleural metastasis.

AP CXR, Partially delineated mediastinal mass (anterior mediastinum) with regular borders, bulging the left upper mediastinal contour.^[1]

Lateral CXR, Partially delineated mediastinal mass (anterior mediastinum) with regular borders, bulging the left upper mediastinal contour.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Image courtesy of Dr. Frank Gairrald. Radiopaedia. [1]. Creative Commons BY-SA-NC
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Image courtesy of Dr. Frank Gairrald. Radiopaedia. [2]. Creative Commons BY-SA-NC

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[radio-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Image courtesy of Dr. Frank Gairrald. Radiopaedia. [1]. Creative Commons BY-SA-NC

[radio1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Image courtesy of Dr. Frank Gairrald. Radiopaedia. [2]. Creative Commons BY-SA-NC

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Thymoma chest x ray

Overview

Chest X Ray Key Findings in Thymoma

References

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