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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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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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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First description of cervical intradural thymoma metastasis [PDF]
, 2015 Thymoma and thymic carcinoma are rare epithelial tumors, which originate from the thymus gland. According to the World Health Organization there are "organotypic" (types A, AB, B1, B2, and B3) and "non-organotypic" (thymic carcinomas) thymomas.
Colistra, Davide +5 more
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Thymoma metastatic to liver and pancreas: case report and review of the literature [PDF]
, 2017 A 71-year-old man presented with a thymic mass involving the superior vena cava. A mediastinoscopical biopsy initially suggested a diagnosis of type A thymoma.
Blandamura, Stella +4 more
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T-lymphocyte-rich thymoma and myasthenia gravis in a Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) [PDF]
, 2014 A 10-year-old captive male Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) presented with acute onset collapse, vomiting and dyspnoea, preceded by a 6-month period of progressive muscle wasting.
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Kaposi's sarcoma in a patient with erythroblastopenia and thymoma: Reactivation after topical corticosteroids [PDF]
, 1998 We report a 69-year-old female with erythroblastopenia and thymoma who developed lesions of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) after thymectomy, 2 months after the initiation of therapy with methylprednisolone.
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Annals of Medicine, 2023 Background Metaplastic thymoma (MT) is a very uncommon thymoma type, with biphasic differentiation as one of its histological characteristics. This histological pattern, however, can also be mistaken for type A thymoma and the A component in type AB ...
Minghao Wang +3 more
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Salvage resection of advanced mediastinal tumors [PDF]
, 2019 The surgical treatment of locally advanced mediastinal tumors invading the great vessels and other nearby structures still represent a tricky question, principally due to the technical complexity of the resective phase, the contingent need to carry out
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