Table 1 Previous reports that describe a type A thymoma with pulmonary metastasis and thymoma size
From: Small-sized type A thymoma with pulmonary metastasis: a case report
Case no. | Author | Year | Age (years) | Sex | Pathology of the thymoma | Size of the thymoma (mm) | Size of the pulmonary metastasis (mm) | Invasion of the thymoma |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hirono et al. [3] | 2014 | 74 | M | – | 30 | 20 | None |
2 | Hashimoto et al. [4] | 2017 | 35 | F | Atypical | 60 | – | None |
3 | Burger et al. [5] | 2017 | 72 | M | Typical | 70 | – | Mediastinal fat |
4 | 64 | M | Typical | 28 | 20 | – | ||
5 | 66 | M | Atypical | 70 | – | – | ||
6 | Mengoli et al. [6] | 2017 | 55 | M | – | 44 | 8 | Fibrous capsule |
7 | Kawakita et al. [7] | 2018 | 84 | M | Atypical | 44 | 2–5 | Vascular |
8 | Tatematsu et al. [8] | 2021 | 79 | F | Typical | 21 | 3 | – |
9 | Our case | 2021 | 62 | M | Atypical | 12 | 13 | Fibrous capsule |