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Mediastinal Thymoma

MedGen UID:
310996
Concept ID:
C1708961
Neoplastic Process

Definition

An invasive or non-invasive thymoma that arises from the mediastinum. Thymomas are the most common anterior mediastinal tumors. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMediastinal Thymoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Congedo E, Aceto P, Cardone A, Petrucci R, Dottarelli A, De Cosmo G
Ann Ital Chir 2007 Sep-Oct;78(5):367-70. PMID: 18338539
Gawrychowski J, Rokicki M, Gabriel A, Lackowska B, Czyzewski D
Eur J Surg Oncol 2000 Apr;26(3):203-8. doi: 10.1053/ejso.1999.0777. PMID: 10753530

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Zhou Q, Han L, Ke X, Zhou J
Clin Imaging 2020 Apr;60(2):153-159. Epub 2019 Dec 6 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2019.10.017. PMID: 31927170
El-Bawab HY, Abouzied MM, Rafay MA, Hajjar WM, Saleh WM, Alkattan KM
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2010 Oct;11(4):395-9. Epub 2010 Jul 16 doi: 10.1510/icvts.2010.236273. PMID: 20639307
Huang TW, Cheng YL, Chen JC, Tsai WC, Chang H, Lee SC
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009 May;137(5):1277-8. Epub 2008 Jun 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.04.012. PMID: 19380006
Congedo E, Aceto P, Cardone A, Petrucci R, Dottarelli A, De Cosmo G
Ann Ital Chir 2007 Sep-Oct;78(5):367-70. PMID: 18338539
Gawrychowski J, Rokicki M, Gabriel A, Lackowska B, Czyzewski D
Eur J Surg Oncol 2000 Apr;26(3):203-8. doi: 10.1053/ejso.1999.0777. PMID: 10753530

Diagnosis

Fukui T, Sumitomo R, Otake Y, Huang CL
Ann Thorac Surg 2018 Oct;106(4):e189-e191. Epub 2018 May 5 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.03.085. PMID: 29733825
Cunningham LC, Yu JG, Shilo K, Tang B, Nair L, Daniel VC, Old MO
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2014 Apr;140(4):369-73. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2013.6780. PMID: 24557446
Song Z, Xu X, Li S, Wei S, Chen J, Zhou Q
J Cardiothorac Surg 2010 Aug 28;5:69. doi: 10.1186/1749-8090-5-69. PMID: 20799980Free PMC Article
Huang TW, Cheng YL, Tzao C, Chang H, Tsai WC, Lee SC
Respirology 2007 Nov;12(6):934-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01165.x. PMID: 17986129
Kojima K, Yokoi K, Matsuguma H, Kondo T, Kamiyama Y, Mori K, Igarashi S
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002 Sep;124(3):639-40. doi: 10.1067/mtc.2002.125167. PMID: 12202887

Therapy

San Norberto EM, García-Saiz I, Gutiérrez D, Domingos L, Vaquero C
Ann Vasc Surg 2018 May;49:313.e1-313.e3. Epub 2018 Feb 16 doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2017.11.037. PMID: 29455019
Baik SJ, Kim TH, Kim HI, Rhie JY
Medicine (Baltimore) 2016 May;95(21):e3782. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000003782. PMID: 27227948Free PMC Article
Congedo E, Aceto P, Cardone A, Petrucci R, Dottarelli A, De Cosmo G
Ann Ital Chir 2007 Sep-Oct;78(5):367-70. PMID: 18338539
Salem P, Khalyl M, Jabboury K, Hashimi L
Cancer 1984 Feb 15;53(4):837-40. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19840215)53:4<837::aid-cncr2820530403>3.0.co;2-l. PMID: 6537893
Butler WM, Diehl LF, Taylor HG, Weltz MD
Cancer 1982 Aug 1;50(3):419-22. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19820801)50:3<419::aid-cncr2820500306>3.0.co;2-a. PMID: 7093885

Prognosis

Wang Z, Li H, Cao H, Zheng J
Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2014;7(12):8700-5. Epub 2014 Dec 1 PMID: 25674235Free PMC Article
Cunningham LC, Yu JG, Shilo K, Tang B, Nair L, Daniel VC, Old MO
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2014 Apr;140(4):369-73. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2013.6780. PMID: 24557446
Huang TW, Cheng YL, Chen JC, Tsai WC, Chang H, Lee SC
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009 May;137(5):1277-8. Epub 2008 Jun 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.04.012. PMID: 19380006
Congedo E, Aceto P, Cardone A, Petrucci R, Dottarelli A, De Cosmo G
Ann Ital Chir 2007 Sep-Oct;78(5):367-70. PMID: 18338539
Fushimi H, Tanio Y, Kotoh K
Hum Pathol 1998 Apr;29(4):409-10. doi: 10.1016/s0046-8177(98)90124-1. PMID: 9563793

Clinical prediction guides

Cunningham LC, Yu JG, Shilo K, Tang B, Nair L, Daniel VC, Old MO
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2014 Apr;140(4):369-73. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2013.6780. PMID: 24557446
Kotsalou I, Georgoulias P, Fourlis S, Zoumboulidis A, Giaslakiotis K, Androulaki A, Chronopoulos P, Dimakopoulos N
Hell J Nucl Med 2008 Jan-Apr;11(1):43-5. PMID: 18392227
Gawrychowski J, Rokicki M, Gabriel A, Lackowska B, Czyzewski D
Eur J Surg Oncol 2000 Apr;26(3):203-8. doi: 10.1053/ejso.1999.0777. PMID: 10753530
Fukayama M, Maeda Y, Funata N, Koike M, Saito K, Sakai T, Ikeda T
Am J Clin Pathol 1988 May;89(5):617-21. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/89.5.617. PMID: 2451884
Salem P, Khalyl M, Jabboury K, Hashimi L
Cancer 1984 Feb 15;53(4):837-40. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19840215)53:4<837::aid-cncr2820530403>3.0.co;2-l. PMID: 6537893

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