title: Primary papillary carcinoma of the thymus with invasion into subcutaneous tissue through the sternum.
abstract: Thymic carcinoma is a rare malignant neoplasm. We present a Japanese case of papillary carcinoma of thymus in a 64-year-old man that invaded into subcutaneous tissue penetrating the sternum. We describe the clinical and pathologic features of this extremely rare thymic epithelial tumor, with disease-free survival at three years of follow-up.
authors.forename: Yuta
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ibuki
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, 1-3-3 Nakamichi Higashinari, Osaka 5378511, Japan. okami-ji@mc.pref.osaka.jp.
authors.forename: Jiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Okami
authors.forename: Yasuhiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: Ayako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanou
authors.forename: Toshiteru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tokunaga
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Higashiyama
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009372:Neoplasms, Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013249:Sternum / Q000473:pathology*; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013934:Thymectomy / Q000379:methods; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery