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The Heart of the Thymus: A Rare Tale of Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy in the Absence of Myasthenia Gravis [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Thymomas are rare epithelial tumors of the anterior mediastinum known for their association with autoimmune and paraneoplastic syndromes, most notably myasthenia gravis (MG). Cardiomyopathy is an exceptionally rare paraneoplastic manifestation.
Manish Barman, Bassem Al Hariri, Tasneem Babiker, Mohamed Gadkarem, Joudi Alhariri, Ahmad Alharafsheh   +5 more
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Low GBX2 expression is associated with histological type B thymoma: a multi-omics analysis [PDF]

Discover Oncology
Objective To explore new diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets associated with the histological types of thymoma. Methods The TCGA and GEO was used to gather genomic and clinical data from thymoma patients.
Zheng Lu, Chenxi Zhang, Yi Liao, Yi Li, Chuxun Zhou, Keyu Zhu, Yiyang Chen, Zhiyong Zeng, Jingrong Yang   +8 more
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Simultaneous Resection for Type A Thymoma With Synchronous Solitary Pulmonary Metastasis: A Case Report [PDF]

Respirology Case Reports
Type A thymoma is associated with an excellent prognosis, and distant metastasis is uncommon. Optimal management for metastatic type A thymoma has not been well documented.
Takamitsu Hayakawa, Mikako Mitake, Hirohisa Inaba, Saita Miyamoto, Takuya Masuda, Shingo Takahashi, Atsuki Fukada, Ai Sugimoto, Masako Morita, Hiroyuki Matsuda, Asako Okabe, Kazuhito Funai   +11 more
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Neuro-ophthalmic presentation of leptomeningeal metastasis of thymoma: a case report [PDF]

Frontiers in Neurology
IntroductionLeptomeningeal disease (LMD) of the brain and spinal cord can present with visual loss or diplopia. Although LMD can occur in many forms of neoplasia, thymoma-related LMD is exceedingly rare.Patient presentationA 53-year-old Hispanic male ...
Muhammad Hammad Khan, Syeda Fatima Abid, Dina Abdelsalam, Safa Ibrahim, Andrew G. Lee, Andrew G. Lee, Andrew G. Lee, Andrew G. Lee, Andrew G. Lee, Andrew G. Lee   +9 more
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Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes in thymoma- related aplastic anemia: a case report and literature review [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
​ Thymoma-related aplastic anemia is a rare entity. This article retrospectively analyzes the clinical features and treatment course of a patient who developed aplastic anemia (AA) post-thymectomy, complemented by a systematic review of relevant ...
Shuxiang Sun, Yuanfeng Zhang, Junjie Ma, Liming Chen, Yan Wang   +4 more
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Thymomas [PDF]

Cancer, 1977
Forty-six thymomas, defined as neoplasms of thymic epithelium, were assessed in respect to histologic type, clinical manifestations and end results. Twenty-three were lymphoepithelial, 12 epithelial, and 11 spindled cell tumors. The sex distribution for all thymomas was approximately equal for males and females but the lymphoepithelial tumors were more
D P, LeGolvan, M R, Abell
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Congenital thymoma [PDF]

Autopsy Case Reports, 2021
Thymomas are a heterogeneous group of tumors arising from the epithelium of the thymus. They are categorized by the proportion of neoplastic epithelia to lymphocytes and by the degree of cytologic atypia. Thymomas constitute 0.2-1.5% of all malignancies and nearly all occur in patients over 20 years.
Chand, Momal Tara, Edens, Jacob, Lin, Tayson Taixin, Goshorn, David, Pham, Truc   +4 more
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A thymoma or not a thymoma—that is the question: a case report

Mediastinum, 2021
Thymomas are malignant, epithelial tumors of the thymus of diverse morphology that may metastasize or relapse after resection. The WHO histological classification includes five main subtypes A, AB, B1, B2 and B3. Types A and AB usually harbour a specific GTF2I gene mutation.
Szolkowska, Malgorzata, Blasinska, Katarzyna, Czajkowski, Wojciech, Zielinski, Marcin, Bartczak, Artur, Knetki-Wroblewska, Magdalena, Kowalski, Dariusz, Wiśniewski, Piotr, Marx, Alexander   +8 more
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Immunotherapy for thymoma [PDF]

Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2020
Thymic epithelial tumors (TETs) are rare thymic neoplasms. There are approximately 1.5 cases per million TETs per year. They are the most common anterior mediastinal tumors in adults. Due to limited activity of available treatment options novel strategies and treatment options are needed and treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors is an attractive ...
Jakopovic, Marko, Bitar, Lela, Seiwerth, Fran, Marusic, Ante, Krpina, Kristina, Samarzija, Miroslav   +5 more
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Expression and Diagnostic Value of NPTX1 in Thymoma Patients

Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer, 2021
Background and objective Thymomas are the most common primary malignant tumors of anterior mediastinal. However, there are no specific laboratory indicator for the diagnosis the diagnosis of thymoma. The aim of this study was to screen out a tumor marker
Xin DU, Lei YU, Ling YANG, Dingfang CAO, Ying ZHANG   +4 more
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