Two cases of malignant thymoma presenting as an anterior neck mass and misdiagnosed as thyroid carcinoma

Two cases of malignant thymoma presenting as an anterior neck mass and misdiagnosed as thyroid carcinoma

Two cases of malignant thymoma presenting as an anterior neck mass are reported. Both tumors were initially diagnosed as thyroid carcinoma. The lesions were not ectopic thymomas and had invaded the thyroid gland from the mediastinum. Careful preoperative examination is important to distinguish thyro...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of clinical oncology 1999-04, Vol.4 (2), p.118-120
Hauptverfasser: Kobayashi, T., Asakawa, Hideki, Taniguchi, Kazunori, Komoike, Yoshifumi, Tamaki, Yasuhiro, Tomita, Naohiro, Monden, Morito
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Sprache:eng
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Thyroid cancer
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Zusammenfassung:Two cases of malignant thymoma presenting as an anterior neck mass are reported. Both tumors were initially diagnosed as thyroid carcinoma. The lesions were not ectopic thymomas and had invaded the thyroid gland from the mediastinum. Careful preoperative examination is important to distinguish thyroid cancer from invasive thymoma.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1341-9625
1437-7772
DOI:10.1007/s101470050039