Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3419883 | Revue de Pneumologie Clinique | 2010 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Among the epithelial tumours of the thymus, thymic carcinomas are rare, involving more aggressive locoregional behaviour and a poor prognosis. More than one-third of cases present lymph node metastasis during an evaluation of the extension of a primitive mediastinal tumour of thymic origin. The authors report an unusual case in a 46-year-old woman presenting a metastatic form. The diagnosis of epidermoid thymic carcinoma was based on the histopathological examination of a right supraclavicular lymph node, associated with an anterior radiological mediastinal tumoral syndrome, raising the delicate problem of its diagnosis and treatment.
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Authors
P. Saint-Blancard, J. Andriamparany, J.-P. Arigon, J. Margery,