Orki, AlpayPatlakoglu, Mehmet SuatTahaoglu, CananKutlu, Cemal Asim2024-07-122024-07-1220090003-497510.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.08.0112-s2.0-62649095065https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.08.011https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/8728We present a rare case of malignant invasive thymoma (type A) arising from the posterior mediastinum. A 17-year-old girl was referred to our clinic after detection of a mass on a chest roentgenogram. Thoracoscopy showed a lobulated, pale yellowish mass located in the posterior compartment together with several foci in the lung parenchyma. The tumor and parenchymal foci were totally resected through a left minithoracotomy. Postoperative pathology revealed malignant invasive thymoma type A.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessOther1275419324171Q1127487WOS:000264506000047Q1