title: Primary mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus--a rare cause of mediastinal tumour.
abstract: We present a primary mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus which is an extremely rare cause of mediastinal tumour. Growth is slow with cure obtained after complete resection. Only two previous cases have been reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Lung Pathology, Royal Brompton National Heart & Lung Hospital, London, England.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Brightman
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Kunze
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Sheppard
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery