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A case of sarcomatoid carcinoma of the thymus
Author(s) -
Nishimura Mitsuyo,
Kodama Tetsuro,
Nishiyama Hiroyuki,
Nishiwaki Yutaka,
Yokose Tomoyuki,
Shimosato Yukio
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
pathology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1827
pISSN - 1320-5463
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1997.tb04489.x
Subject(s) - sarcomatoid carcinoma , pathology , pathological , pericardium , medicine , basal cell , radiation therapy , spindle cell carcinoma , keratin , thymic carcinoma , carcinoma , immunohistochemistry , thymoma , radiology , surgery
A 57‐year‐old woman presented with a 10×10 cm anterior mediations mass. The tumor had Invaded the pericardium, both lungs and the left brachiocephallc vein, and was treated by partial resection and postoperative radiation therapy. Pathological examination of the tumor revealed squamous cell carcinoma with a spindle cell sarcomatous component. Immunohistochemically, keratin and epithelial membrane antlgen were posltive In both the spindle cell sarcomatous areas and the squamous cell carcinomatous area and thus, a diagnosis of thymic carcinoma of sarcomatoid type was made. The patient died of recurrent disease 1 year after surgery. This case is the seventh reported In the English literature Because of the poor outcome, adjuvant therapy is recommended.