Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 ObjectivesAccurate histological typing plays an important role in diagnosing thymoma or thymic carcinoma (TC) and predicting the corresponding prognosis.
Huaqi Zhang +7 more
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Viral infection in thymoma and thymic tumors with autoimmune diseases
Thoracic Cancer, 2021 A thymoma is a type of thymic tumor which is rarely malignant that is frequently reported in adult patients. A number of thymoma‐related immune disorders are observed including autoimmune diseases, which suggests a strong connection between thymoma ...
Rui Chang +3 more
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Internalization of IL-1 is required for IL-2 gene activation in EL4 thymoma cells [PDF]
, 1990 Albrecht, M. P. +4 more
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Analysis of Gene Variation in Thymoma by Microarray
Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer, 2020 Background and objective Thymoma is the most common malignant tumor in anterior mediastinum, and its specific pathogenesis is still unclear. This limits the study of targeted drugs for thymoma.
Lijun WANG, Lei YU, Xin DU, Chengyu HUO
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Thymoma-Related Paraneoplastic Syndrome Mimicking Reactive Arthritis
Medicina, 2021 Background and Objectives: Thymomas are associated with a high frequency of paraneoplastic manifestations. Paraneoplastic syndrome (PNS) with thymoma presents a challenge to clinicians because of the need to decipher the association between the ...
Chang-Hung Liao +4 more
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Real‐world study of treatment and outcome of type B2 + B3 thymoma: The neglected part of thymoma
Thoracic Cancer, 2023 Background This study aimed to examine the treatment and prognosis of patients with type B2 + B3 thymoma and compare it with those patients with type B2 and B3 thymoma. Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of the results of 39 patients with type
Ke Zhao +13 more
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Conflicting or complementary role of computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET)/CT in the assessment of thymic cancer and thymoma: Our experience and literature review [PDF]
, 2015 Background: To evaluate the role of computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET)/CT in patients with thymic cancer and thymoma at initial staging.
Calabrese, Fiorella +6 more
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Cyclosporine is a potential curative treatment option for advanced thymoma
Experimental Hematology & Oncology, 2017 Background Thymectomy can effectively cure most thymoma patients; however, patients with advanced thymoma typically require chemotherapy, which is associated with limited efficacy in this context.
Yusuke Isshiki +3 more
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High CTLA-4 expression correlates with poor prognosis in thymoma patients [PDF]
, 2018 Thymomas, tumors that arise from epithelial cells of the thymus gland, are the most common neoplasms of the anterior mediastinum, with an incidence rate of approximately 2.5 per million/year.
Amantini, Consuelo +13 more
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Immune-Related Molecular Profiling of Thymoma With Myasthenia Gravis
Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 Background: Approximately 50% of thymoma patients also show myasthenia gravis (MG), which is an autoimmune disease; however, the pathogenesis of MG-associated thymoma remains elusive.
Jinman Zhuang +19 more
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