Thymomas are the most common primary tumor in the anterior mediastinum, although they are rare (1.5 cases/million). 1 - 3 Thymic carcinomas are very rare. Thymomas and thymic carcinomas originate in the thymus. Although thymomas can spread locally, they
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thymomas (types A, AB, B1, B2, and B3) from thymic carcinomas (type C) based on the morphology of epithelial tumor cells (with increasing degree of atypia along the spectrum from type A to C), proportion of lymphocytic involvement, and resemblance to normal
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Overview Masses in the anterior mediastinum include neoplasms (e.g., thymomas, lymphomas, thymic carcinomas, thymic carcinoids, thymolipomas, germ cell tumors, parathyroid adenomas) or nonneoplastic conditions (e.g., intrathoracic goiter
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, and seen in 25% to 40% of patients with thymoma. A spectrum of other autoimmune disorders of neuromuscular, hematologic, dermatologic, endocrine, renal, or hepatic origin has been described. 5 Thymic carcinomas are virtually never associated
NCCN Guidelines® Updates The NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines) for Thymomas and Thymic Carcinomas and for Penile Cancer published in this issue (pages 562 and 594, respectively) include the latest updates. To
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rarer and need an organized effort. ITMIG has launched work groups focused on thymic carcinoma and thymic carcinoids, and discussion of other mediastinal malignancies is underway. Molecular characterization of tumors is providing new insights, and
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lung cancer (eg, squamous cell carcinoma, large cell carcinoma). 21 Other types of thoracic cancer are discussed in the NCCN Guidelines for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma, Small Cell Lung Cancer, and Thymomas and Thymic Carcinomas (to view the most
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