Synchronous multicentric thymona: report of a case.
We report a case of multiple thymoma with different histological subtypes, not associated with myasthenia gravis. We describe the histological findings, especially the results of immunohistochemical staining, which support the possibility of multicentric thymoma. The validity of extended thymectomy is also discussed.
Yoneda
Satoshi
S
Divisions of Thoracic Surgery, Imakiire General Hospital, 4-16 Shimotatsuo-cho, Kagoshima 892-8502, Japan.
Matsuzoe
Daisuke
D
Kawakami
Takehito
T
Tashiro
Yukie
Y
Shirahama
Hiroshi
H
Ohkubo
Koichi
K
Kawahara
Katsunobu
K
Shirakusa
Takayuki
T
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013934:Thymectomy; D013945:Thymoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery