A Pediatric Radiology Textbook and Pediatric Radiology Digital Library
Pediatric Thymoma
Etiology: neoplasm arising from thymic epithelial tissue
CXR: more mass-like and resembles lobes of thymus less
Clinical: associated with myasthenia gravis
Radiology Cases of Thymoma
CXR PA and lateral (above) shows a mass centered in the anterior mediastinum with a right pleural effusion. Axial images from a CT with contrast of the chest shows a large solid anterior mediastinal mass that has a few areas of calcification (lower left) and fat (lower right) within it.