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01-10-2012 | Case Report

Thymic papillo-tubular adenocarcinoma containing a cyst: report of a case

Authors: Koji Teramoto, Yo Kawaguchi, Tetsuo Hori, Mitsuaki Ishida, Masayuki Hashimoto, Shoji Kitamura, Makoto Motoishi, Jun Hanaoka, Noriaki Tezuka, Hidetoshi Okabe

Published in: Surgery Today | Issue 10/2012

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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Title: Thymic papillo-tubular adenocarcinoma containing a cyst: report of a case
Authors: Koji Teramoto
Yo Kawaguchi
Tetsuo Hori
Mitsuaki Ishida
Masayuki Hashimoto
Shoji Kitamura
Makoto Motoishi
Jun Hanaoka
Noriaki Tezuka
Hidetoshi Okabe
Publication date: 01-10-2012
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Surgery Today / Issue 10/2012
Print ISSN: 0941-1291
Electronic ISSN: 1436-2813
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-012-0161-5

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