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Rebound thymic hyperplasia five years after chemotherapy for Wilms' tumor

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Rebound thymic hyperplasia following chemotherapy is well documented, usually occurring within the first year. A delayed presentation makes distinction from an anterior mediastinal mass problematic in view of the increased risk of a second primary malignancy in pediatric cancer survivors. An unusual case of rebound thymic hyperplasia is described, presenting five years after completion of chemotherapy for Wilms' tumors.

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  1. R. A. Barth M.D.

    Present address: Department of Radiology, University of Vermont, Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, VT05401, Burlington, VT, USA

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Vermont, Medical Center Hospital of Vermont, VT05401, Burlington, VT, USA

    J. Chertoff

  2. Department of Pediatrics, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA

    J. D. Dickerman

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Chertoff, J., Barth, R.A. & Dickerman, J.D. Rebound thymic hyperplasia five years after chemotherapy for Wilms' tumor. Pediatr Radiol 21, 596–597 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02012609

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