Thymic carcinoma: clinical findings in two patients with extrathoracic metastases.
Two patients with widely metastatic thymic carcinoma form the basis for this review. Evidence of local tumor invasion at initial operation may be the best predictor of risk for relapse. Combination chemotherapy including cisplatin may be of benefit for some patients with metastatic disease.
Taylor
H G
HG
Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC.
Butler
W M
WM
Karcher
D S
DS
Zaloznik
A J
AJ
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013945:Thymoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology