TY - JOUR A2 - Alkhunaizi, A. M. A2 - Classen, C. F. AU - Steger, Christina Maria AU - Semsroth, Severin AU - Hager, Thomas AU - Rieker, Ralf AU - Müller, Ludwig PY - 2011 DA - 2011/09/06 TI - Thymic Hyperplasia after Lung Transplantation Imitating Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder SP - 859405 VL - 2011 AB - Thymic hyperplasia is usually associated with the treatment of malignant tumours and is sometimes linked with endocrine diseases. For the first time, we report a case of thymic hyperplasia in a patient 2 years after bilateral lung transplantation. Contrast-enhanced chest CT scan was highly suspicious for a posttransplant lymphoma or thymoma. Therefore, the patient received total thymectomy. Excised specimens were sent to the Department of Pathology. Unexpectedly, the histological examination revealed hyperplastic thymic tissue without evidence for a posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder or malignancy. SN - 2090-6943 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/859405 DO - 10.1155/2011/859405 JF - Case Reports in Transplantation PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation KW - ER -