Basaloid carcinoma of the thymus: report of a case.
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.
Morisaki
Yoshihisa
Y
Division of Surgery, Sapporo General Hospital, Self Defense Force, 1-12 Hiragishi, Toyohira-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 062-8610, Japan.
Takagi
Keigo
K
Sano
Shinji
S
Furuya
Takashi
T
Ishikawa
Masahisa
M
Torigoe
Toshihiko
T
Ishii
Yoshifumi
Y
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