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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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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 +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 +5 more
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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 +4 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 +4 more
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Type B3 thymoma associated membranous nephropathy: A rare case and review of the literature
Human Pathology: Case Reports, 2021 Thymoma can cause several autoimmune conditions in a number of patients. Nephrotic syndrome is considered to be a rare systemic manifestation from thymic lesions.
Sakda Sathirareuangchai +3 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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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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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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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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