lesions of the thymus


Although primary tumors of the thymus are rare, they are the most common causes of a neoplasm of the anterosuperior mediastinum .
- thymoma (staging)
- one-third are benign
- two-thirds are malignant
- invasive thymoma (most)
- thymic carcinoma (rare)
- thymolipoma/thymoliposarcoma
- thymic cyst
- congenital (contains thymic tissue in wall)
- secondary to thoracotomy
- following chemotherapy or radiotherapy for mediastinal tumors
- inflammatory
- benign thymic hyperplasia
- thymic carcinoid
- primary thymic lymphoma
Siehe auch:
- Thymus
- Thymuskarzinom
- Tumoren des vorderen oberen Mediastinums
- Thymom
- Thymuslipom
- Thymushyperplasie
- invasives Thymom
- thymic epithelial tumours
- Thymuszyste
- Metastasen im Thymus
- neuroendokriner Tumor des Thymus
- Karzinoid des Thymus
- Teratom des Thymus
- primäres Lymphom des Thymus
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