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Original Article
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Korean J Med. 2009;77(2):403-406.
- 악성 림프종 환자의 면역화학요법 후 발생한 흉선과형성 1예
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최 훈, 이순일, 박건우, 김소미, 노 란, 서지현, 이재현
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- A case of thymic hyperplasia after immunochemotherapy in a patient with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
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Hoon Choi, Soon Il Lee, Geun Woo Park, So Mi Kim, Ran Noh, Ji Hyun Suh, Jai Hyuen Lee
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- Abstract
- Thymic hyperplasia can occur in various malignancies after cytotoxic chemotherapy. A possible cause is rebound enlargement after the initial atrophy caused by these drugs. We believe that this is an important issue in the treatment of malignancies. We confirmed this phenomenon using follow-up chest computed tomography (CT) and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG-PET) in a case of thymic hyperplasia after immunochemotherapy for B-cell lymphoma. Awareness of this benign condition can prevent unnecessary invasive procedures.
Keywords :Thymic hyperplasia, B-cell lymphoma
