Basaloid carcinoma of the thymus: report of a case

We report a case of basaloid carcinoma of the thymus, confirmed by histopathological examination, in a 52-year-old man who underwent complete resection. Local recurrence and lung metastases developed, which were obliterated by radiation therapy. The patient survived for 81 months after surgery. We r...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Japan), 2006-01, Vol.36 (1), p.68-70
Hauptverfasser:	Morisaki, Yoshihisa, Takagi, Keigo, Sano, Shinji, Furuya, Takashi, Ishikawa, Masahisa, Torigoe, Toshihiko, Ishii, Yoshifumi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Carcinoma, Basosquamous - diagnosis Carcinoma, Basosquamous - pathology Humans Lung Neoplasms - secondary Lung Neoplasms - surgery Male Middle Aged Neoplasm Recurrence, Local Thymus Neoplasms - diagnosis Thymus Neoplasms - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a case of basaloid carcinoma of the thymus, confirmed by histopathological examination, in a 52-year-old man who underwent complete resection. Local recurrence and lung metastases developed, which were obliterated by radiation therapy. The patient survived for 81 months after surgery. We reviewed the 13 other cases of basaloid carcinoma of the thymus reported in the literature. Presumably, this tumor is radiosensitive and its metastatic route is blood-borne.
ISSN:	0941-1291 1436-2813
DOI:	10.1007/s00595-005-3072-x