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Erschienen in: Surgery Today 10/2012

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 | 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.
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Metadaten
Titel
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
Publikationsdatum
01.10.2012
Verlag
Springer Japan
Erschienen in
Surgery Today / Ausgabe 10/2012
Print ISSN: 0941-1291
Elektronische ISSN: 1436-2813
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-012-0161-5

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