Retrovesical soft-tissue metastasis of malignant thymoma: Case report

Malignant thymomas are usually confined to the mediastinum at the time of diagnosis and follow-up. Distant metastasis is distinctly rare. This is the first clinical case report of a thoracic malignant thymoma with distant soft-tissue metastasis that involves the retrovesical area to include the semi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of clinical oncology 2003-08, Vol.26 (4), p.366-368
Hauptverfasser:	TAS, Faruk, AGAN, Mehmet, TENEKECI, Nuri, TOPUZ, Erkan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Biological and medical sciences Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Humans Male Male genital diseases Medical sciences Seminal Vesicles Soft Tissue Neoplasms - secondary Thymoma - secondary Thymus Neoplasms - pathology Tumors Urogenital System
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Zusammenfassung:	Malignant thymomas are usually confined to the mediastinum at the time of diagnosis and follow-up. Distant metastasis is distinctly rare. This is the first clinical case report of a thoracic malignant thymoma with distant soft-tissue metastasis that involves the retrovesical area to include the seminal vesicle.
ISSN:	0277-3732 1537-453X
DOI:	10.1097/01.COC.0000026608.99384.F7