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| Thymoma | |
|---|---|
 | |
| An encapsulated thymoma (mixed lymphocytic and epithelial type) | |
| Specialty | Oncology, cardiothoracic surgery |
| Usual onset | Adulthood |
| Treatment | surgical removal, chemotherapy (in malignant cases). |
A thymoma is a tumor originating from the epithelial cells of the thymus that is considered a rare neoplasm.[1] Thymomas are frequently associated with neuromuscular disorders such as myasthenia gravis;[2] thymoma is found in 20% of patients with myasthenia gravis.[3] Once diagnosed, thymomas may be removed surgically. In the rare case of a malignant tumor, chemotherapy may be used.
- ^ WHO classification of tumors editorial Board. Thoracic Tumors. WHO Classification of Tumors. Lyon: IARC; 2021.
- ^ Thomas CR, Wright CD, Loehrer PJ (July 1999). "Thymoma: state of the art". Journal of Clinical Oncology. 17 (7): 2280–9. doi:10.1200/JCO.1999.17.7.2280. PMID 10561285. S2CID 12621667.
- ^ Mitchell, Richard Sheppard; Kumar, Vinay; Robbins, Stanley L.; Abbas, Abul K.; Fausto, Nelson (2007). Robbins basic pathology. Saunders/Elsevier. ISBN 978-1-4160-2973-1.[page needed]