Thymoma is a malignant tumor of the thymus, which can sometimes be accompanied by a feeling of a lump in the throat and noises in the head, says thoracic surgeon and head of the department of thoracic surgery and oncology of the Russian Scientific Surgery Center. Akkadian BV Petrovsky Dmitry Bazarov.
The expert noted that symptoms often depend on the type of tumor. Sometimes thymomas cause compression mediastinal syndrome, which is accompanied by chest pain, dry cough, and shortness of breath.
Thymoma may also be indicated by a feeling of tightness in the trachea and large bronchi and respiratory failure. In addition, there is a symptom of compression of venous trunks, in which the outflow of venous blood from the head and upper half of the body is impaired. These are voices in the head, headaches, facial swelling, and increased venous pressure. Compression of the esophagus is accompanied by swallowing disorder – dysphagia. “This can be likened to the feeling of a lump in the throat,” Bazarov said.
In addition, in some patients, this tumor is accompanied by myasthenia gravis, which means pathological rapid fatigue of striated muscles. In addition, thymoma may impair the patient’s breathing by pressing on the phrenic nerve.
Thymomas are characterized by an aggressive course and can metastasize to the lymph nodes, lungs and chest wall, therefore aggressive surgical tactics are adopted: removal of the thymus gland and fatty tissue in the anterior mediastinum, as well as the thymoma and, if necessary, support it with chemoradiation. stated,” concluded the surgeon.
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