Journal of the Indian Academy of Geriatrics

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2023  |  Volume : 19  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 73--75

Thymoma: A rare presentation as recurrent pericardial effusion


Dipesh Jha1, Prakash Tendulkar2, Minakshi Dhar2, Bishal Pratap Shah2, Khusbhoo Bisht3 
1 Department of Geriatric Medicine, AIIMS, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
2 Department of General Medicine, AIIMS, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
3 Department of Clinical Pharmacology, AIIMS, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

Correspondence Address:
Minakshi Dhar
Department of Geriatric Medicine, AIIMS, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
India

Recurrent pericardial effusion is always complicated for the primary care physician to diagnose, and it often goes undiagnosed. Thymoma is rare cancer, but it is the most common tumor in the anterior mediastinum. It can present in a variety of ways; it can be asymptomatic for an extended period of time and only rarely as pericardial effusion. A 68-year-old male presented to us with two episodes of pericardial effusion in the previous 2 years and was later diagnosed with thymoma.


How to cite this article:
Jha D, Tendulkar P, Dhar M, Shah BP, Bisht K. Thymoma: A rare presentation as recurrent pericardial effusion.J Indian Acad Geriatr 2023;19:73-75


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Jha D, Tendulkar P, Dhar M, Shah BP, Bisht K. Thymoma: A rare presentation as recurrent pericardial effusion. J Indian Acad Geriatr [serial online] 2023 [cited 2023 Jun 3 ];19:73-75
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