An encapsulated thymoma (mixed lymphocytic and epithelial type)
Specialty
Oncology, cardiothoracic surgery
Usual onset
Adulthood
Treatment
surgical removal, chemotherapy (in malignant cases).
A thymoma is a tumor originating from the epithelial cells of the thymus that is considered a rare malignancy. Thymomas are frequently associated with neuromuscular disorders such as myasthenia gravis;[1] thymoma is found in 20% of patients with myasthenia gravis.[2] Once diagnosed, thymomas may be removed surgically. In the rare case of a malignant tumor, chemotherapy may be used.
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