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Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports | Volume-9 | Issue-08
Thymic Hyperplasia after Remission of T Lymphoma is Not Always Associated with a Relapse
Majdouline Bouaouad, Soukaina Haidouri, Hajar Khibri, Hasna El Guerrouj, Fatima Berrahou, Wafa Ammouri, Mouna Maamare, Hicham Harmouche, Mohammed Adnaoui, Zoubida Tazi-Mezalek
Published: Aug. 6, 2021 | 122 151
DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2021.v09i08.005
Pages: 765-768
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Abstract
We suspect a mediastinal relapse of the cancerous pathology when a thymic hyperplasia occurs in patients with complete remission post chemotherapy. In this article, we report the case of a thymic hyperplasia that appeared six months after the end of chemotherapy in a 31-years-old patient followed for stage IV T-cell lymphoma treated with CHOEP chemotherapy. The PET scan (Positron Emission Tomography) objectified a complete metabolic remission with the disappearance of the thymic hyperplasia