Primary Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Thymus: A Case Report and Literature Review

THYMIC carcinoma is a rare malignant tumor, but the most common malignant tumor of the ante-rior mediastinum. According to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) classification, primary thymic carcinoma has a variety of histological types, mainly including squamous cell, basaloid, mucoepidermoid...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chinese medical sciences journal 2017-09, Vol.32 (3), p.201-203
Hauptverfasser: Yin, Yingai, Lu, Haizhen
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:THYMIC carcinoma is a rare malignant tumor, but the most common malignant tumor of the ante-rior mediastinum. According to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) classification, primary thymic carcinoma has a variety of histological types, mainly including squamous cell, basaloid, mucoepidermoid,lymphoepithelioma-like, sarcomatoid, clear cell and neuro-endocrine carcinomas, and papillary adenocarcinoma.1-4 Thymic mucinous adenocarcinoma was discovered in re-cent years, and only 10 cases were reported. In this paper, we described a case of thymic mucinous adenocarcinoma, the histopathological findings and immunohistochemical results.
ISSN:1001-9294
DOI:10.24920/J1001-9294.2017.027