• Chunhui Zheng, Fangbiao Zhang, Shaosong Tu, Xiangyan Zhang, and Chun Zhao.
• Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Zhejiang University, Lishui Hospital, Lishui Central Hospital, Lishui, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2018 Jul 1; 97 (30): e11698.

RationaleCavernous hemangioma is a congenital venous malformation with the potential to develop in all tissues of the body. However, cavernous hemangioma of the thymus is extremely rare.Patient ConcernsThe present study describes the case of an asymptomatic, 30-year-old female who presented with a cavernous hemangioma in the thymus during a physical examination. Enhanced computed tomography of the chest revealed a 2.3 × 1.7 × 1.3 cm mass in the thymus.DiagnosesHistopathological examination revealed that the tumor exhibited the typical histological findings of a cavernous hemangioma.InterventionsThe patient underwent surgical resection due to the uncertain diagnosis and the possibility that the mass was a thymoma or teratoma.OutcomesOne-year post surgery, the patient was alive with no evidence of tumor recurrence.LessonsCavernous hemangioma of the thymus is a very rare disease. Complete surgical resection may be a critical therapeutic option.

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