Ectopic Thymic Carcinoma in the Neck

Ectopic Thymic Carcinoma in the Neck

Thymic carcinoma is a rare tumor arising from the thymus, which is most commonly located in the anterior mediastinum. We report a 24-year-old woman who presented with a neck tumor. The patient underwent complete resection and the pathology sections showed thymic carcinoma. The patient received adjuv...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Annals of thoracic surgery 2010-08, Vol.90 (2), p.666-668
Hauptverfasser: Yao, Wen-Teng, MD, Chen, Chih-Hao, MD, Lee, Jie-Jen, PhD, Chen, Be-Fong, MD, Liu, Tsang-Pai, MD
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Female
Head and Neck Neoplasms - diagnosis
Head and Neck Neoplasms - surgery
Humans
Medical sciences
Pneumology
Surgery
Thymoma - diagnosis
Thymoma - surgery
Tumors of the respiratory system and mediastinum
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:Thymic carcinoma is a rare tumor arising from the thymus, which is most commonly located in the anterior mediastinum. We report a 24-year-old woman who presented with a neck tumor. The patient underwent complete resection and the pathology sections showed thymic carcinoma. The patient received adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy. After a 6-month follow-up, the patient is well without any evidence of recurrence.
ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.12.078