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Thymic enlargement in association with hyperthyroidism

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A female adolescent with hyperthyroidism was found to have an anterior mediastinal mass. Radiological investigation of this mass was consistent with thymic enlargement. Chest roentgenograms one year after treatment showed resolution of the mediastinal mass. A non-invasive investigational approach to such patients is suggested based on a review of the pathological literature.

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  1. Department of Radiology, The Mount Sinai Hospital, One Gustave L. Levy Place, 10029, New York, NY, USA

    Judith S. Rose M.D. (Associate Professor, Department of Radiology)

  2. Department of Pediatrics, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA

    Carin Lam (Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Research Fellow)

  3. School of Medicine, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA

    Carin Lam (Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Research Fellow)

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  1. Judith S. Rose M.D.
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Rose, J.S., Lam, C. Thymic enlargement in association with hyperthyroidism. Pediatr Radiol 12, 37–38 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01221709

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