Pretracheal ectopic thymoma: A diagnostic challenge in endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration cytology

Elinor George; Rubia Khan; Manish Powari; Nichole Dorey

doi:10.1111/cyt.13133

Pretracheal ectopic thymoma: A diagnostic challenge in endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration cytology

Cytopathology. 2022 Jul;33(4):445-448. doi: 10.1111/cyt.13133. Epub 2022 May 5.

Authors

Elinor George¹, Rubia Khan¹, Manish Powari¹, Nichole Dorey²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK.
² Department of Oncology, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Torquay, UK.

PMID: 35445470
DOI: 10.1111/cyt.13133

Abstract

Ectopic thymomas (ETs) are rare thymic neoplasms that arise from atypical anatomical sites and present a diagnostic challenge for clinicians as they can be mistaken for other pathological entities on fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology.

Keywords: EBUS-TBNA; ectopic thymoma; thymoma.

MeSH terms

Bronchoscopy
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration
Humans
Lung Neoplasms* / pathology
Lymph Nodes / pathology
Mediastinum / pathology
Retrospective Studies
Thymoma* / diagnosis
Thymoma* / pathology
Thymus Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Thymus Neoplasms* / pathology