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A neoplasm originating from thymic tissue, usually benign, and frequently encapsulated. Although it is occasionally invasive, metastases are extremely rare. It consists of any type of thymic epithelial cell as well as lymphocytes that are usually abundant. Malignant lymphomas that involve the thymus, e.g., lymphosarcoma, Hodgkin's disease (previously termed granulomatous thymoma), should not be regarded as thymoma. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
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- Thymomas
- Carcinoma, Thymic
- Carcinomas, Thymic
- Thymic Carcinoma
- Thymic Carcinomas
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coordinate IM with THYMUS NEOPLASMS (IM)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Thymoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013945. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013945
- Thymoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thymoma
- Thymoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1429863