All are true about thymus swelling except –
Correct Answer: Shift of trachea on X–ray
Description: Thymic shadow does not indent tracheal shadow. A mediastinal shadow indenting tracheal shadow should always be evaluated for a significant pathology.
Thymic swelling may cause widening of anterior mediastinum. Thymic swelling causes a sail-shaped shadow. Thymic swelling may shrink with use of steroids.
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