Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the thymus - A case report

N. Y. Hsu; C. Y. Chen; P. C. Kwang; C. P. Hsu; J. Y. Hsia

Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the thymus - A case report

N. Y. Hsu, C. Y. Chen, P. C. Kwang, C. P. Hsu, J. Y. Hsia

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Abstract

A 20-year-old female with a sarcomatoid carcinoma of the thymus invading the left upper lobe of the lung was treated with surgical reaction and adjuvant radiotherapy. We report a case of this rare histologic variant of thymic carcinoma and review the literature.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	268-270
Number of pages	3
Journal	Radiology and Oncology
Volume	30
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - 1996
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

carcinosarcoma
sarcomatoid carcinoma
thymus neoplasms

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Oncology
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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