Growing thymic granuloma adjacent to a thymic cyst mimicking malignancy: a case report

An association between thymic cyst and thymic epithelial malignancy has been previously reported. However, several case studies have reported granulomas in the thymus with high metabolic activity, mimicking thymic malignancy. Additionally, an inflammatory response provoked by the rupture of cyst walls has been proposed as a pathogenesis of cholesterol granuloma in the thymus. However, the natural growth history of thymic granuloma remains...