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Table 1 Case review

From: Bone metastasis of malignant thymomas associated with peripheral T-cell lymphocytosis

Author, year

Presentation

Invasive or metastasis

Peripheral lymphocytes

Therapy

Outcome

Pedraza, 1977 [2]

69y/male

Left pleura

15,000 leukocytes with 70 % lymphocytes

Surgery/radiotherapy

Resolved

Griffin et al., 1978 [5]

64y/female

N/A

25,000 leukocytes with 52 % lymphocytes

Biopsy/chemotherapy

Resolved

Shachor et al., 1988 [6]

37y/female

Heart/hilum/lung/pleura/chest wall

28,000 leukocytes with 87 % lymphocytes

Biopsy/chemotherapy/radiotherapy

Resolved

Medeiros et al., 1993 [4]

66y/male

Lung

20,000 leukocytes with 80 % lymphocytes

Biopsy/chemotherapy/radiotherapy

Not resolved

Smith et al., 1994 [7]

80y/female

Soft tissue of the neck/ left brachiocephalic vein

11,700 leukocytes with 59 % lymphocytes

Surgery/radiotherapy

Resolved

Smith et al., 1994 [7]

55y/female

Left pleura

16,300 leukocytes with 52 % lymphocytes

Surgery/chemotherapy/radiotherapy

Resolved

Barton, 1997 [3]

35y/female

Right pleura

20,100 leukocytes with 57 % lymphocytes

Surgery/radiotherapy

Resolved

Otton SH et al.2000 [8]

71y/male

N/A

6500 lymphocytes

Steroids & azathioprine

Not resolved

Morales et al., 2007 [9]

36y/male

Lung/right pleura/chest wall

13,800 leukocytes with 67 % lymphocytes

Surgery/chemotherapy/radiotherapy

Not resolved

Chen HK et al., 2009 [10]

62y/female

Lung

18,000 leukocytes with 77.4 % lymphocytes

Surgery

Resolved

Puljiz Z et al., 2013 [1]

76y/female

Lung/liver

34,400 leukocytes with 57 % lymphocytes

Surgery/chemotherapy/radiotherapy

Partially resolved