"Thymoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A neoplasm originating from thymic tissue, usually benign, and frequently encapsulated. Although it is occasionally invasive, metastases are extremely rare. It consists of any type of thymic epithelial cell as well as lymphocytes that are usually abundant. Malignant lymphomas that involve the thymus, e.g., lymphosarcoma, Hodgkin's disease (previously termed granulomatous thymoma), should not be regarded as thymoma. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D013945
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.435.850 C04.588.894.949.500 C15.604.861.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Carcinoma, Thymic- Carcinoma, Thymic
- Carcinomas, Thymic
- Thymic Carcinoma
- Thymic Carcinomas
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thymoma" by people in Profiles.
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Weksler B, Tavares J, Newhook TE, Greenleaf CE, Diehl JT. Robot-assisted thymectomy is superior to transsternal thymectomy. Surg Endosc. 2012 Jan; 26(1):261-6.
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Xu H, Yan Y, Williams MS, Carey GB, Yang J, Li H, Zhang GX, Rostami A. MS4a4B, a CD20 homologue in T cells, inhibits T cell propagation by modulation of cell cycle. PLoS One. 2010; 5(11):e13780.
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Cohn HE. Successful long-term outcome in locally advanced Masaoka IVA thymoma with induction chemotherapy followed by complete resection and adjuvant radiotherapy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Nov; 86(5):1725; author reply 1725.
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Gidron A, Quadrini M, Dimov N, Argiris A. Malignant thymoma associated with fatal myocarditis and polymyositis in a 32-year-old woman with a history of hairy cell leukemia. Am J Clin Oncol. 2006 Apr; 29(2):213-4.
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Lefebvre JM, Haks MC, Carleton MO, Rhodes M, Sinnathamby G, Simon MC, Eisenlohr LC, Garrett-Sinha LA, Wiest DL. Enforced expression of Spi-B reverses T lineage commitment and blocks beta-selection. J Immunol. 2005 May 15; 174(10):6184-94.
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Fitzpatrick B, Minimo C, Bibbo M. Organotypic thymic carcinoma; case report with histological and cytological correlates. Cytopathology. 1995 Apr; 6(2):110-4.
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Dalakas MC, Engel WK, McClure JE, Goldstein AL, Askanas V. Immunocytochemical localization of thymosin-alpha 1 in thymic epithelial cells of normal and myasthenia gravis patients and in thymic cultures. J Neurol Sci. 1981 May; 50(2):239-47.