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Trends in the incidence of thymoma, thymic carcinoma, and thymic neuroendocrine tumor in the United States. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2019
This study aimed to identify the trends in the incidence of thymic cancer, i.e., thymoma, thymic carcinoma, and thymic neuroendocrine tumor, in the United States.
Chun-Hsiang Hsu   +5 more
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Thymic Carcinoma: A Review

open access: yesFrontiers in Oncology, 2022
The diagnosis of thymic carcinoma may pose significant problems not necessarily in the histopathological diagnosis but rather in assigning the thymus as specific origin.
Doaa Alqaidy, Cesar A. Moran
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Molecular predictors of response to pembrolizumab in thymic carcinoma

open access: yesCell Reports Medicine, 2021
Summary: Thymic carcinoma is rare and has a poorer prognosis than thymomas. The treatment options are limited after failure of platinum-based chemotherapy.
Yongfeng He   +4 more
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Elevated serum CYFRA 21‐1 level as a diagnostic marker for thymic carcinoma [PDF]

open access: yesThoracic Cancer, 2021
Background No useful tumor markers have been identified for the diagnosis of thymic carcinomas. Serum cytokeratin 19 fragment, measured using the CYFRA 21‐1 immunoassay, is used as a tumor marker for squamous cell carcinomas in various malignant tumors ...
Haruhiko Shiiya   +10 more
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Case Report: Complete remission of thymic carcinoma using dose-dense chemotherapy [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Oncology
Thymic epithelial tumors, including thymoma and thymic carcinoma, are rare malignancies of the mediastinum, often associated with poor long-term outcomes in advanced stages.
Mae Shu   +4 more
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Well-differentiated thymic carcinoma: Is it thymic carcinoma or not? [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1999
1and well-differentiated thymic carcinoma. 2 Our Nagoya City University series of thymic carcinoma consisted of 19 patients treated in 1980 through 1995. Inasmuch as there were 62 thymomas and 3 thymic carcinoids in the same period, the incidence of thymic carcinoma was 22.6% in thymic epithelial tumors.
Masaoka, Akira   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Ectopic cervical thymic squamous cell carcinoma misdiagnosed as thyroid cancer: a case report [PDF]

open access: yesKorean Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2022
Ectopic thymic neoplasm, particularly ectopic thymic carcinoma, is a rare disease that presents as a neck mass. Here, we present a case of ectopic thymic squamous carcinoma in a 65-year-old man who presented with persistent hoarseness.
Ju-Yeon Kim   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of Platinum-Based Chemotherapy as First-Line Therapy between B3 Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma

open access: yesCurrent Oncology, 2022
Background: B3 type thymoma is defined as a well-differentiated thymic carcinoma and is similar to a thymic carcinoma. However, the differences between them are not well defined.
Yue Hao   +6 more
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The role of surgery in advanced thymic tumors: A retrospective cohort study

open access: yesFrontiers in Oncology, 2023
BackgroundThere is no definitive and detailed treatment guideline for advanced thymic tumors, thus when lymph node and other organ metastasis are present, clinical guidelines recommend chemotherapy-based multidisciplinary treatment.
Weifeng Qi, Hui Tian
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