A SURGICAL CASE OF THYMIC CARCINOMA ARISEN IN A THYMIC CYST

• ADACHI Takashi

  Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mejiro-second Hospital

• KAWASHIMA Masayuki

  Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mejiro-second Hospital

• AOSHIMA Hiroe

  Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mejiro-second Hospital

• KIJIMA Hiroshi

  Department of Pathology, Tokai University School of Medicine

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 胸腺嚢腫から発生した胸腺癌の１手術例

Abstract

A 62-year-old male was admitted to the hospital because of cerebral infarction, and an enlarged mediastinal shadow was found during the therapy. Imaging studies suggested a diagnosis of a thymic cyst, and extended thymectomy and restriction of the mediastinal tumor were performed after obtaining informed consent from the patient. Histopathological examination, however, revealed thymic carcinoma in the Masaoka's clinical stage II that had developed in the cyst wall. Postoperatively, the patient was treated with adjunctive cisplatin-based chemotherapy and radiotherapy. He is currently being followed in the outpatient clinic.<br> Although thymic cyst is primarily a benign disorder, thymic carcinoma may arise in the wall of thymic cysts, as in the present case. Thus, aggressive surgical intervention should be considered even for thymic systs.

Journal

• Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association)

  Nihon Rinsho Geka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of Japan Surgical Association) 67 (6), 1257-1260, 2006

  Japan Surgical Association

Keywords

• 胸腺癌
• 胸腺嚢腫

Details

• CRID: 1390282679826184448
• NII Article ID: 10018199439
• NII Book ID: AA11189709
• DOI: 10.3919/jjsa.67.1257
• ISSN: 18825133
• ISSN: 13452843
• ISSN: http://id.crossref.org/issn/13452843
• Web Site: http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ringe1998/67/6/67_6_1257/_pdf
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2006269061
• Text Lang: ja
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