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Open Access 01-05-2019 | Case Report

Metastatic thymic tumor arising from spermatic cord leiomyosarcoma

Authors: Kohei Aoki, Masatoshi Yamaguchi, Ato Sugiyama, Yoshiaki Inoue, Hiroki Fukuda, Masatoshi Gika, Mami Yamazaki, Ryutarou Kawano, Shuji Momose, Mitsuo Nakayama

Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | Issue 5/2019

Abstract

We report the first known case of a metastatic thymic tumor arising from spermatic cord leiomyosarcoma, occurring in a 35-year-old man. He had undergone an orchiectomy 24 months previously and a surgical excision of a subcutaneous metastasis 4 months prior to his current presentation. Computed tomography revealed a 1.5-cm, round-shaped anterior mediastinal mass. A thymectomy was performed and the diagnosis of metastatic leiomyosarcoma was made.

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Title: Metastatic thymic tumor arising from spermatic cord leiomyosarcoma
Authors: Kohei Aoki
Masatoshi Yamaguchi
Ato Sugiyama
Yoshiaki Inoue
Hiroki Fukuda
Masatoshi Gika
Mami Yamazaki
Ryutarou Kawano
Shuji Momose
Mitsuo Nakayama
Publication date: 01-05-2019
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery / Issue 5/2019
Print ISSN: 1863-6705
Electronic ISSN: 1863-6713
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-018-0973-3

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Metastatic thymic tumor arising from spermatic cord leiomyosarcoma

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