Clear cell carcinoma originating from ectopic thymus.
Cancer of the mediastinum is known to be a relatively rare disease, and clear cell carcinoma in the mediastinum is especially rare. Ectopic thymus is not uncommon, but clear cell carcinoma originating from ectopic thymus has never been reported. We report a case of clear cell carcinoma originating from ectopic thymus in which there was a good response to steroid-supplemented chemoradiotherapy.
Okuda
Masaya
M
.Department of General Thoracic, Breast, and Endocrinological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan, okuda@med.kagawa-u.ac.jp
Huang
Cheng-Long
CL
Haba
Reiji
R
Yokomise
Hiroyasu
H
D018262:Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013950:Thymus Gland; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed