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What malignant and/or benign conditions can cause enlarged thymus on pet/ct scan in 30yr old female?
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Thymoma: If there is a mass in the anterior mediastinum (ie in front of the heart and aorta) on a CT scan in a 30 year old, there are a specific set of possibilities that may occur: Teratoma, Thymoma, Lymphoma being three of them. If the thymus remains present, and is enlarged, thymoma is a concern.
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