A Rare Tumor with a Very Rare Initial Presentation: Thymic Carcinoma as Bone Marrow Metastasis
Joint Authors
Sharma, Sonam
Dawson, Leelavathi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-01-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Tumors of thymus gland are rare and account for 0.2% to 1.5% of all the neoplasms.
They constitute a heterogeneous group that has an unknown etiology and a complex as well as varied biology.
This has led to difficulty in their histological classification and in predicting their prognostic and survival markers.
Among them, thymic carcinoma is the most aggressive thymic epithelial tumor exhibiting cytological malignant features and a diversity of clinicopathological characteristics that can cause diagnostic dilemmas, misdiagnosis, and therapeutic challenge.
We herein describe a case of a 60-year-old man who while undergoing evaluation for the cause of pancytopenia was discovered having bone marrow metastasis from an asymptomatic thymic carcinoma.
Bone marrow metastasis is an extremely rare initial presentation of thymic carcinoma with only few cases reported in the literature.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sharma, Sonam& Dawson, Leelavathi. 2017. A Rare Tumor with a Very Rare Initial Presentation: Thymic Carcinoma as Bone Marrow Metastasis. Case Reports in Pathology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148993
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sharma, Sonam& Dawson, Leelavathi. A Rare Tumor with a Very Rare Initial Presentation: Thymic Carcinoma as Bone Marrow Metastasis. Case Reports in Pathology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148993
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sharma, Sonam& Dawson, Leelavathi. A Rare Tumor with a Very Rare Initial Presentation: Thymic Carcinoma as Bone Marrow Metastasis. Case Reports in Pathology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148993
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148993