Korean J Med.
2002 Mar;62(3):293-296.
A case of thymic hyperplasia after high-dose chemotherapy in a patient with malignant lymphoma
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Radiology, The Catholic University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. swsong@cmc.cuk.ac.kr.
Abstract
- Thymic hyperplasia results from thymic regrowth after atrophy during a stressful period. Differentiation from recurrent or residual neoplasm may be an important consideration. Thymic hyperplasia is most problematic when it is observed in patients with malignant lymphoma. We report a case of thymic hyperplasia in which thymic enlargement is developed in a malignant lymphoma patient with high-dose chemotherapy and autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation and this condition is confirmed by the findings of serial chest computed tomography without chemotherpy.
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