Two Cases of Ectopic Hamartomatous Thymoma Masquerading as Sarcoma
Joint Authors
Kondo, Takahito
Sato, Yukiko
Tanaka, Hiroko
Sasaki, Toru
Kawabata, Kazuyoshi
Mitani, Hiroki
Yonekawa, Hiroyuki
Fukushima, Hirofumi
Shimbashi, Wataru
Source
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-01-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Ectopic hamartomatous thymoma (EHT) is an extremely rare benign tumor.
EHTs are difficult to differentiate from sarcomas, especially synovial sarcomas.
We encountered two cases of EHT that were referred from other hospitals because sarcoma was suspected.
In these cases, fusion gene detection via polymerase chain reaction or fluorescence in situ hybridization was useful for differentiating EHT from synovial sarcoma.
EHT requires accurate diagnosis before surgery to avoid excessive treatment.
Both tumor location and the presence of fat inside the tumor are important imaging findings for EHT, and confirmation of spindle cells, epithelial cells, and mature adipose cells in the tumor is an important pathological finding.
It is important to exclude synovial sarcoma from the differential diagnosis via fusion gene analysis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kondo, Takahito& Sato, Yukiko& Tanaka, Hiroko& Sasaki, Toru& Kawabata, Kazuyoshi& Mitani, Hiroki…[et al.]. 2017. Two Cases of Ectopic Hamartomatous Thymoma Masquerading as Sarcoma. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kondo, Takahito…[et al.]. Two Cases of Ectopic Hamartomatous Thymoma Masquerading as Sarcoma. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kondo, Takahito& Sato, Yukiko& Tanaka, Hiroko& Sasaki, Toru& Kawabata, Kazuyoshi& Mitani, Hiroki…[et al.]. Two Cases of Ectopic Hamartomatous Thymoma Masquerading as Sarcoma. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148575
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148575