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  • Title: Thymic carcinoma originating from the mid-posterior mediastinum.
    Author: Kadowaki T, Hamada H, Yokoyama A, Katayama H, Aramoto T, Ueda N, Tomioka H, Higaki J.
    Journal: Respirology; 2005 Nov; 10(5):689-91. PubMed ID: 16268928.
    Abstract:
    An unusual thymic carcinoma in a 74-year-old woman is described. Initial chest CT revealed a mass at the mid-posterior mediastinum. Transbronchial fine needle biopsy of the mass failed to provide a definite diagnosis. The mass was treated as a malignant mediastinal tumour, and chemoradiotherapy was performed as initial treatment. The patient died 5 years after receiving primary treatment. The results of postmortem microscopic examination, including immunohistochemical study with CD5 antibody, were consistent with thymic carcinoma. This case is interesting in that the mid-posterior mediastinum is the site where thymic carcinoma is least likely to originate.
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