title: Basaloid carcinoma of the thymus: report of a case.
abstract: We report a case of basaloid carcinoma of the thymus, confirmed by histopathological examination, in a 52-year-old man who underwent complete resection. Local recurrence and lung metastases developed, which were obliterated by radiation therapy. The patient survived for 81 months after surgery. We reviewed the 13 other cases of basaloid carcinoma of the thymus reported in the literature. Presumably, this tumor is radiosensitive and its metastatic route is blood-borne.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgery, Sapporo General Hospital, Self Defense Force, 1-12 Hiragishi, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 062-8610, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshihisa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morisaki
authors.forename: Keigo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Furuya
authors.forename: Masahisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Torigoe
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishii
mesh_terms: D002281:Carcinoma, Basosquamous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology