An autopsy case of a cystic variant of thymic carcinoma mimicking a thymic cyst
โ Scribed by Katoh, Yuko ;Shimamura, Kazuo ;Kakudo, Kennichi ;Osamura, R. Yoshiyuki ;Tamaoki, Norikazu
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 990 KB
- Volume
- 417
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0174-7398
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## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Thymic carcinomas are rare neoplasms, and information regarding the results of treatment and possible prognostic factors in patients with these tumors is limited. ## METHODS The records of 40 patients with histologically confirmed thymic carcinoma who were treated betwe