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A thymoma is a tumor originating from the epithelial cells of the thymus that is considered a rare neoplasm. [1] Thymomas are frequently associated with neuromuscular disorders such as myasthenia gravis ; [ 2 ] thymoma is found in 20% of patients with myasthenia gravis. [ 3 ]
Early-stage thymic carcinoma is generally asymptomatic, and the development of symptoms is indicative of an advanced stage cancer. [3] Signs and symptoms are non-specific and include chest pain, persistent cough, and difficulty breathing, which are related to progressive tumor compression of anterior chest wall structures. [4]
The thymus may contain cysts, usually less than 4 cm in diameter. Thymic cysts are usually detected incidentally and do not generally cause symptoms. [3] Thymic cysts can occur along the neck or in the chest (mediastinum). [26] Cysts usually just contain fluid and are lined by either many layers of flat cells or column-shaped cells. [26]
Cancer of the thymus gland remains “very rare,” Dr. Ranjita Pallavi, a medical oncologist and Len Barchanowicz’s doctor at Allegheny Health Network in Pittsburgh, tells TODAY.com.
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Tonofibrils seen under electron microscopy can differentiate thymoma from other tumors such as carcinoid, Hodgkin's, and seminoma. Patients are usually asymptomatic but can present with myasthenia gravis-related symptoms, substernal pain, dyspnea, or cough. Invasive tumors can produce compression effects such as superior vena cava syndrome.
That pleural effusion, a collection of fluid in the chest, doesn’t normally occur with COVID-19, and more testing revealed that Shen had a large thymoma, a rare type of cancerous tumor starting ...
Thymoma with immunodeficiency (also known as "Good syndrome") is a rare disorder that occurs in adults in whom hypogammaglobulinemia, deficient cell-mediated immunity, and thymoma (usually benign) may develop almost simultaneously. [1]: 82 [2] Most reported cases are in Europe, though it occurs globally. [3]