Abstract
Thymic carcinoma is a rare tumor that has traditionally posed a significant challenge for diagnosis to clinicians and histopathologists. No reliable histopathologic features have yet been identified that can permit reliable distinction of these tumors from a metastasis to the mediastinum. Histologically, the tumors are characterized by morphologic features that are indistinguishable from those arising from a variety of other epithelial organs. A large number of histologic variants have been described. In general, these tumors remain a diagnosis of exclusion and, as a group, represent high-grade neoplasms with a very aggressive clinical behavior and an often-ominous prognosis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 393-407 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2008 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology
- Oncology