Síndrome de Klinefelter diagnosticado en un adulto a raíz del estudio de infección respiratoria recurrente y masa mediastínica: caso clínico
Thymoma in a patient with klinefelter syndrome: case report
Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (4), 2019
Publication year: 2019
Klinefelter syndrome (47, XXY in most cases) is a frequently underdiagnosed chromosomal anomaly associated with multiple comorbidities in adult life. Patients with Klinefelter syndrome have a higher risk of cancer. Specifically, these patients have a higher risk for mediastinal germ cell tumors. It is estimated that 8% of male patients with mediastinal tumors have Klinefelter. We report a 42-years-old male who suffered recurrent respiratory infections. During the study, a mediastinal mass was found, whose pathological study disclosed a type B thymoma. The patient had a history of infertility, high stature, gynecomastia, obesity with gynecoid distribution of body fat and testicular atrophy. A karyotype was requested (47, XXY), confirming the diagnosis of Klinefelter syndrome.
Síndrome de Klinefelter/patología, Timoma/patología, Neoplasias del Timo/patología, Síndrome de Klinefelter/diagnóstico, Síndrome de Klinefelter/genética, Neoplasias del Mediastino/diagnóstico, Neoplasias del Mediastino/patología, Radiografía Torácica, Timoma/diagnóstico por imagen, Neoplasias del Timo/diagnóstico, Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X