title: [A case of thymic carcinoma, sarcomatoid type].
abstract: A 53-year-old man was found to have a mediastinal mass. Chest X-ray, CT scan, bronchofiber and superior vena vasography showed a left upper giant mediastinal tumor with invasion to left upper lobe and pericardium. And it was performed a surgical treatment and diagnosed a thymic carcinoma (sarcomatoid type) by histological examination. We reported a rare type of thymic carcinoma and added discussion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Minami-Osaka Hospital.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kakimoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Isoda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology; D013945:Thymoma / Q000473:pathology*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*