Has anyone heard of this (sorry may not be in the right area for this). Just wanting some info, or experiences of those who have been diagnosed.

Thanks

Has anyone heard of this (sorry may not be in the right area for this). Just wanting some info, or experiences of those who have been diagnosed.

Thanks
Well, It is a tumor of the mediastinum that can be Lymphoma or it can simply be cancer of the Thymus gland. It has a lot of the general symptoms of cancer. The symptoms can cause hoarse voice and wheezing during breathing. It can be treated to some degree with radiation. I hope that helps a little. I hope that is not a disease that you have been diagnosed with.

Hi Marimac - I have a mass in my Thymas (detected in a CT scan). I have some further tests this week but it could be a possibly of a tumor. Mentioned Thymoma on the reports back. Just have to wait to hear back from the Doc now.

Thanks for your help.

In a small addition to the above poster's post, from what I read thymomas are mostly benign and/or slow growing. Below is a brief description I copied from an health site.

Thymomas are rare neoplasms that arise from tissue elements of the thymus and develop in the anterior mediastinum. Other anterior mediastinal tumours such as lymphoma, germ cell tumours and carcinoid tumours should be treated with protocols specific to that type.

Most thymomas are slow-growing tumours with a tendency to recur locally and seldom metastasise hematogenously. The majority of cases are cured. When thymoma is fatal, death is often caused by cardiorespiratory problems resulting from pericardial and pleural metastases.

Encapsulated thymic tumours are usually asymptomatic. Patients with invasive tumours may develop symptoms from a mediastinal mass. Compression of the trachea, bronchus, or lung may result in chest pain, cough or dyspnea. Thymomas can be associated with a variety of clinical syndromes such as myasthenia gravis, pure red cell aplasia, pancytopenia, hypogammaglobulinemia, collagen vascular disease and endocrinopathies. The frequency of association of myasthenia gravis and thymoma depends on selection factors associated with the series. It is estimated that 10% of patients with myasthenia gravis have thymoma and 30% of patients with thymoma have myasthenia gravis. Associated syndromes may but do not always improve with remission of the thymoma.