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01.10.2012 | Case Report
Thymic papillo-tubular adenocarcinoma containing a cyst: report of a case
verfasst von:
Koji Teramoto, Yo Kawaguchi, Tetsuo Hori, Mitsuaki Ishida, Masayuki Hashimoto, Shoji Kitamura, Makoto Motoishi, Jun Hanaoka, Noriaki Tezuka, Hidetoshi Okabe
Erschienen in:
Surgery Today
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Ausgabe 10/2012
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Abstract
We report a case of thymic papillo-tubular adenocarcinoma in a 55-year-old man, who had no symptoms. Sternotomy revealed a tumor in the anterior mediastinum, tightly adhered to the pericardium. It was resected completely. Interestingly, the tumor contained a unilocular cyst filled with mucinous fluid, suggesting that it originated from a pre-existing thymic cyst. Pathological examination of the tumor revealed a primary thymic papillo-tubular adenocarcinoma resembling a tumor of gut origin. Thymic adenocarcinomas, particularly of the tubular subtype, are extremely rare.