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Squamous carcinoma of the thymus
Author(s) -
Chen Karl T. K.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930250117
Subject(s) - medicine , thymic carcinoma , carcinoma , squamous carcinoma , lymphoepithelioma like carcinoma , radiation therapy , pathology , lung , oncology , thymoma , virus , immunology , epstein–barr virus
A rare case of squamous carcinoma of the thymus is described and the literature is reviewed. This type of thymic carcinoma is surgically curable even in the presence of local invasion. It also appears radiosensitive with apparent cure by radiotherapy alone observed. Its prognosis is better than squamous carcinoma of the lung with mediastinal involvement, and lymphoepithelioma‐like thymic carcinoma.