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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003;23:134-135
© 2003 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Recurrence of stage I thymoma in sternum, 13 years after ‘complete’ excision

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK

Received 11 July 2002; received in revised form 1 October 2002; accepted 7 October 2002.

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Recurrence after complete excision of non-invasive thymoma is infrequent. We report a case of recurrent thymoma in the sternum in a 76-year-old man 13 years after complete surgical resection of stage I thymoma.

Key Words: Thymoma • Sternal tumour • Recurrent thymoma