title: Papillary carcinoma of the thymus gland.
abstract: In 1999, the World Health Organization introduced a new classification of a rare thymic cancer called papillary adenocarcinoma of the thymus gland. In this study we report on a case of papillary thymic carcinoma in a 29-year-old woman. Histologically, the tumor consisted of a papillary component admixed with a solid component, a component that is commonly found in type A thymoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsuru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshino
authors.forename: Kenzo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hiroshima
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Motohashi
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shibuya
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iyoda
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sekine
authors.forename: Takehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujisawa
mesh_terms: D000231:Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*