title: Thymic carcinoma arising from long standing thymoma and presenting with pituitary metastases.
abstract: Primary thymic squamous cell carcinoma is uncommon and has only rarely been linked to a pre-existing thymoma. We are reporting a case of primary thymic squamous cell carcinoma with pituitary metastases, in a patient with a long standing thymoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, NY 11042.
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mir
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Herman
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D013945:Thymoma / Q000473:pathology*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed