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Brief Report: Androgen Receptor Expression Is Associated With Male Predominance in Thymic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms [PDF]

JTO Clinical and Research Reports
Introduction: Neuroendocrine neoplasms represent a rare and poorly understood collection of malignancies. A better understanding of their biology is needed to improve treatment options.
Christopher S. Nabel, MD, PhD, Chad B. Sussman, MD, Charles A. Whittaker, PhD, Vincent L. Butty, MD, PhD, Jennifer L. Peterson, BA, Haley K. Martin, BA, Abner Louissaint, Jr., MD, PhD, Eva Bru-Tari, PhD, Simona Chera, PhD, Azra H. Ligon, PhD, Beow Y. Yeap, ScD, Pedro L. Herrera, PhD, Yin P. Hung, MD, PhD   +12 more
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Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging of the Thymus in Children with Non-Thymic Neoplasms

Diagnostics, 2023
Purpose: To investigate the diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) findings and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value of the thymus in children under the age of 13 who have non-thymic neoplasms.
Sook Min Hwang, Ji Eun Park, So-Young Yoo, Ji Hye Kim, Sun-Young Baek, Sung-Hoon Moon, Tae Yeon Jeon   +6 more
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Mediastinal thymoma in a patient with previous rectal and breast cancers: A report of a case with multiple primary cancers and review of literature

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
A 42‐year‐old female patient with intellectual disability was presented to us as a newly diagnosed case of thymoma. She was identified as a case of multiple primary cancers, including adenocarcinoma of the rectum, carcinoma of the breast, and mediastinal
Parviz Mardani, Mohammadmehdi Fallahi, Hooman Kamran, Reza Shahriarirad, Mohammad Hossein Anbardar, Neda Soleimani   +5 more
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Surgical approach for the treatment of thymic carcinoma: 201 cases from a multi-institutional study [PDF]

Precision and Future Medicine, 2020
Purpose This study aimed to compare the outcomes of surgical approach (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery [VATS] vs. sternotomy vs. thoracotomy) for the treatment ofthymic carcinoma Methods We retrospectively reviewed 201 patients with pathologically ...
Yeong Jeong Jeon, Yong Soo Choi, Jong Ho Cho, Hong Kwan Kim, Geun Dong Lee, Dong Kwan Kim, Chang Hyun Kang, Young Tae Kim, Chang Young Lee, Jin Gu Lee,   +10 more
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Pictorial essay. Pathology of the thymus on CT-imaging.

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2012
A number of masses arise in relation to the thymus. The radiologist has an important role regarding the differential diagnosis between non-tumoral thymic pathology and malignant thymic tumors.
R Peters, O Peters, S Braak, J Verschakelen   +3 more
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Huge thymic cyst in an adult

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2012
Background: A 28-year-old male smoker (6 pack-years) presented with complaints of dyspnea, cough and chest pain. Physical examination was unremarkable except for decreased respiratory sounds within anterior mid-lung zones bilaterally. Laboratory findings
N Karabulut, D Herek, S¸ Çalis¸kan
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Benign TdT-positive cells in pediatric and adult lymph nodes: a potential diagnostic pitfall [PDF]

, 2018
Benign TdT-positive cells have been documented in a variety of non-hematopoietic tissues. Scant data are however available on their presence in non-neoplastic lymph nodes.
AGOSTINELLI, CLAUDIO, Bertuzzi, Clara, BRIGNOLA, STEFANO, Pillon, Marta, Pizzi, Marco, Righi, Simona, Rugge, Massimo, Sabattini, Elena, Semenzato, Gianpietro   +8 more
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Atypical primary carcinoid tumor of the thymus

Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2014
Background: A 65-year-old man presented with slight cough and throat ache for one month. The complaints largely disappeared under medical treatment. Clinical examination and laboratory results showed no significant abnormalities.
L Blockx, K Ramboer
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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, Passuello, Nicola, Pozza, Gioia, Sperti, Cosimo, Valmasoni, Michele   +4 more
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Asymptomatic Thymic Carcinoma With Solitary Hepatic Metastasis Detected by Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2009
Thymic carcinoma is a rare anterior mediastinal malignancy. Most patients present initially with chest pain, cough or dyspnea. Asymptomatic patients account for less than one third of the total cases.
Lien-Yen Wang, Mu-Zon Wu, Ruoh-Fang Yen, Kai-Yuan Tzen   +3 more
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