Thymic Metastasis of Ovarian Cancer 33 Years After Primary Surgery

This report describes a case of an extremely late recurrence of thymic metastasis after radical resection of ovarian cancer. Chest computed tomography demonstrated anterior mediastinal nodules with a smooth marginal area in a 56-year-old woman who had undergone an oophorectomy for ovarian cancer 33 years earlier. Because imaging findings suggested a thymic epithelial tumor, a partial thymectomy was performed. Histopathologic results led to the diagnosis of thymic metastasis of ovarian cancer. In patients with a medical history of ovarian cancer, thymic metastasis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of thymic tumor. (C) 2021 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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This report describes a rare case of extremely late thymic metastasis after ovarian cancer surgery, emphasizing the importance of considering thymic metastasis in the differential diagnosis of thymic tumor in patients with a history of ovarian cancer.