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Implications Of Covid-19 On A Rapidly Growing Thymoma Case, Neeraja Narayanan, Shoaleh Motamedi, Christian Lalonde, Mikko Tauriainen
Implications Of Covid-19 On A Rapidly Growing Thymoma Case, Neeraja Narayanan, Shoaleh Motamedi, Christian Lalonde, Mikko Tauriainen
HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine
Introduction
Thymomas are a rare form of slow-growing malignancy that originate from thymic epithelial cells presenting as an anterior mediastinal mass. Although most are asymptomatic, they can have a variety of presentations, such as local thoracic symptoms, superior vena cava syndrome, or paraneoplastic syndromes. Local compressive thoracic symptoms include shortness of breath, chest pain, and cough. Superior vena cava syndrome presents with respiratory, vascular, or neurologic symptoms. Paraneoplastic syndromes, such as myasthenia gravis, are due to abnormal T-cell maturation leading to an increased risk of autoimmune conditions.
Case Presentation
We report a case of a 71-year-old White male with multiple …