Primary mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus--a rare cause of mediastinal tumour

I Brightman; J A Morgan; W P Kunze; M N Sheppard

doi:10.1055/s-2007-1020120

Primary mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus--a rare cause of mediastinal tumour

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1992 Apr;40(2):90-1. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-1020120.

Authors

I Brightman¹, J A Morgan, W P Kunze, M N Sheppard

Affiliation

¹ Department of Lung Pathology, Royal Brompton National Heart & Lung Hospital, London, England.

PMID: 1631879
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1020120

Abstract

We present a primary mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus which is an extremely rare cause of mediastinal tumour. Growth is slow with cure obtained after complete resection. Only two previous cases have been reported.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Carcinoma / pathology*
Carcinoma / surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Mediastinal Neoplasms / secondary*
Mediastinal Neoplasms / surgery
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Thymus Neoplasms / pathology*
Thymus Neoplasms / surgery