[A case of thymic carcinoma, sarcomatoid type].
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.
Morita
M
M
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Minami-Osaka Hospital.
Kakimoto
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S
Isoda
K
K
Sasaki
S
S
Takeuchi
A
A
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology; D013945:Thymoma / Q000473:pathology*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*