Jennifer M. Nishimura MD , Camille Yongue MD , Fang Zhou MD , Stephanie H. Chang MD, MSCI
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Abstract
Cystic degeneration of thymoma can occur, although rarely to the extent that the lesion appears entirely cystic. We present a case of a 26-year-old man with a large anterior mediastinal cyst that was resected with histopathologic examination revealing a cystic thymoma.