Thymic carcinoma.
This is a case of thymic carcinoma-a rare and highly aggressive type of tumor found in the anterior mediastinum. During a routine chest X-ray, a 66-yr-old male pilot was found to have a mediastinal mass. After diagnosis, he underwent chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation therapy and 1 yr after completion of these therapies he was re-issued a third-class medical certificate to fly.
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Sacha
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FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D016190:Carboplatin; D017239:Paclitaxel