Thymoma of Lymphosarcoma Type
Authors: Eben E. Smith
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1929)

Article1 April 1929Thymoma of Lymphosarcoma TypeEBEN E. SMITH, M.D., F.A.C.P.EBEN E. SMITH, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-2-10-1063 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThymic tumors are of considerable interest pathologically because of their comparative rarity and difficulty in classification and clinically they are of equal interest because of the diagnostic and therapeutic problems involved. A review of the literature suggests that these tumors are probably more common than recorded case reports would indicate. The following case is therefore reported because it presents several features of unusual interest:A. M. H. was admitted to the U. S. Naval Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia, February 1st, 1928. Diagnosis: Hyperthyroidism. Chief complaint: Difficulty in breathing, choking sensation in throat, cough, pain on swallowing and swelling in neck. Family...References(1) PAPPENHEIMER AM: Jour. Med. Research, 1910, xxii:1-74. Google Scholar(2) DANCHAKOFF : Jour. Exp. Med., 1916, xxiv:87-106. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(3) MAXIMOW : Arch. f. Mikr. Anat., 1912, lxxx:39. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(4) HAMMAR JA: Ergebn Anat. u. Entwcklngsges. 1909, xix:1. Google Scholar(5) EWING : Neoplastic Diseases. 3rd Ed. p. 971, 1928. Google Scholar(6) STERNBERG : Beitr. z. path. Anat. u. z. allgem. Path., 1916, lxi:75. Google Scholar(7) HELVESTINE : Arch. Surg., 1924, ix:309. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(8) OSLER : Johns Hopkins Hosp. Bull., July, 1903. Google Scholar(9) SHEEN : The Lancet, 1911, ii:1253. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(10) STRAUSS : New York Med. Jour., 1919, cx:646. Google Scholar(11) POOL : Surg. Clin. of North Am., 1925, v. No. 1:34. Google Scholar(12) FRIEDLANDERFOOT : Am. Jour. Med. Sc., 1925, clxix:161. Google Scholar(13) BRANNAN : Arch. Path. & Lab. Med., 1926, i:569. Google Scholar(15) EWING : Surg. Gync. & Obst., 1916, Google Scholar(14) FOOT : Am. Jour. Path., 1926, ii:33. xxii:461. Google Scholar(16) JANEWAY HH: Am. Surg., 1920, lxxi:460. Google Scholar(17) SYMMERSVANCE : Arch. Int. Med., 1921, xxviii:239, CrossrefGoogle Scholar(18) JACOBSON : Arch. Int. Med., 1923, xxxi:847. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(19) LEMANNSMITH J: Arch. Int. Med., 1926, xxxviii:807. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(20) MAJOR : Johns Hopkins Hosp. Bull., 1918, xxix:206. Google Scholar(21) BELL : Jour. Nerv. & Mental Dis., 1917, xlv:130. CrossrefGoogle Scholar(22) MELLA : Med. Clin. of N. Am., 1923, vii:939. Google Scholar(23) THIROLOIXDÉBRE : Arch. Exper. Med., 1907, xix:668. Google Scholar(24) GROOVER : Jour. A. M. A., 1925, lxxxv:1125. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Medical Corps U. S. Navy*From the Department of Pathology, U. S. Naval Medical School, Washington, D. C. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe surgery of mediastinal tumors 1 April 1929Volume 2, Issue 10Page: 1063-1075KeywordsBreathingHyperthyroidismInflammationPharynxSwallowingThymoma ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1929 PDF downloadLoading ...