Spleen metastasis as rare systemic manifestation of thymoma: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Thymomas are thymic epithelial tumors (TETs) and the most common tumors of the anterior mediastinum. In the natural course of this malignancy, there is no tendency towards extrathoracic metastasis. This report describes an extremely rare case of splenic metastatic disease from a thymoma. Additionally, the patient developed Good's syndrome, a thymoma-associated immunological disorder which makes the patient vulnerable for opportunistic infections. This syndrome is generally treated with intravenous immunoglobulins.

Case description

The patient is an asymptomatic 73-year-old man of Caucasian origin without significant past medical history. He was diagnosed with an anterior mediastinal mass on computed tomography (CT) of the chest in the work-up of his newly diagnose

SUBMITTER: Decaluwe T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12771140 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature