ISSN:
1432-1076
Keywords:
B cell lymphoma
;
Adolescence
;
Antineoplastic agents, combined
;
Thymus hyperplasia
;
Tomography, X-ray, computed
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
abstract Four months after termination of successful chemotherapy for epipharyngeal B-non-Hodgkin lymphoma, an enlarging anterior mediastinal mass was discovered in a 15-year-old boy. There was no other suspicion of tumour recurrence. A simple thymic rebound was likely and a conservative management was chosen. Follow up for more than 12 months was uneventful. The frequency of thymic hyperplasia after termination of chemotherapy is discussed. It is a benign immunological rebound phenomenon and does not require operative intervention.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01958950
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