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Combined thymoma

MedGen UID:
317530
•Concept ID:
C1707449
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Combined Thymic Carcinoma; Combined Thymic Epithelial Neoplasm; Combined Thymic Epithelial Tumor; combined thymoma; Composite Thymoma-Thymic Carcinoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002590

Definition

A primary thymic epithelial neoplasm, characterized by the presence of at least two distinct areas, one representing a thymoma and the other a carcinoma. The most aggressive component usually determines the clinical outcome. [from NCI]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCombined thymoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Surgical treatment is effective in treating thymoma accompanied with non-myasthenia gravis autoimmune diseases: a single-center clinical experience.
Liu L, Zhang J, Wang G, Guo C, Chen Y, Huang C, Li S
Scand J Surg 2021 Sep;110(3):420-426. Epub 2020 Oct 12 doi: 10.1177/1457496920964337. PMID: 33045936

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

An unusual huge thymoma composed of sclerosing thymoma and type AB thymoma: A case report.
Jiang YT, Zhang TY, Guo DD, Li R
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Nov 19;100(46):e27873. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000027873. PMID: 34797329Free PMC Article
Combined thymoma-thymic seminoma. Report of 2 cases of a heretofore unreported association.
Weissferdt A, Kalhor N, Moran CA
Hum Pathol 2014 Oct;45(10):2168-72. Epub 2014 Jun 27 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2014.06.009. PMID: 25090916

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