"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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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thymoma" by people in Profiles.
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Chan PS, Patel AJ, Lucchese G, Bille A. Multimodal management and complete resection of invasive Type B3 thymoma with vascular reconstruction: a case report. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2025 Jan 07; 20(1):40.
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Thomas A, Chen Y, Berman A, Schrump DS, Giaccone G, Pastan I, Venzon DJ, Liewehr DJ, Steinberg SM, Miettinen M, Hassan R, Rajan A. Expression of mesothelin in thymic carcinoma and its potential therapeutic significance. Lung Cancer. 2016 11; 101:104-110.
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Burt BM, Yao X, Shrager J, Antonicelli A, Padda S, Reiss J, Wakelee H, Su S, Huang J, Scott W. Determinants of Complete Resection of Thymoma by Minimally Invasive and Open Thymectomy: Analysis of an International Registry. J Thorac Oncol. 2017 01; 12(1):129-136.
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Friedant AJ, Handorf EA, Su S, Scott WJ. Minimally Invasive versus Open Thymectomy for Thymic Malignancies: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Thorac Oncol. 2016 Jan; 11(1):30-8.
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Lemma GL, Lee JW, Aisner SC, Langer CJ, Tester WJ, Johnson DH, Loehrer PJ. Phase II study of carboplatin and paclitaxel in advanced thymoma and thymic carcinoma. J Clin Oncol. 2011 May 20; 29(15):2060-5.
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Selbst SM. Pedriatric emergency medicine: legal briefs. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Aug; 25(8):542-4.
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Elliott KS, Borowsky ME, Bakdounes K, Huang J, Abulafia O, Lee YC. Malignant thymoma metastatic to the pelvis: a rare case and considerations for management. Gynecol Oncol. 2005 Oct; 99(1):228-31.
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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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Fetsch JF, Laskin WB, Michal M, Remotti F, Heffner D, Ellis G, Furlong M, Miettinen M. Ectopic hamartomatous thymoma: a clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis of 21 cases with data supporting reclassification as a branchial anlage mixed tumor. Am J Surg Pathol. 2004 Oct; 28(10):1360-70.
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Lazo PA, Klein-Szanto AJ, Tsichlis PN. T-cell lymphoma lines derived from rat thymomas induced by Moloney murine leukemia virus: phenotypic diversity and its implications. J Virol. 1990 Aug; 64(8):3948-59.