Fig. 5
From: Primary thymus tumors: retrospective case analysis at a reference center in Latin America, 2011–2019
a, b, c Chest CT scan were a lesion of heterogenous density with predominance of soft tissue is observed. There is a liquid component inside, multilobulated septa, with well-defined observed. It is enhanced with the contrast medium, rejects the pericardium deforming it and compresses the left source bronchus and contacts the chest wall. The lesion is 13 × 9 × 8.5 cm. d, e, f H&E staining, magnification at 4x, 10x, and 20x showing proliferation of small, dense lymphocytes, organized in lobes, Hassall’s corpuscles and clear areas reminiscent of the thymic medullary area consistent with a cortical thymoma type B1