"Thymoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 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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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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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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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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Selbst SM. Pedriatric emergency medicine: legal briefs. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Aug; 25(8):542-4.
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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.