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Year: 2012   |   Volume: 1   |   Issue: 4   |   Page: 251-253     View issue

Mediastinal thymoma in children: A cytological diagnosis


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Abstract

Mediastinal masses in children comprise a heterogeneous group of malignant and benign neoplasms. The majority of malignant tumors of mediastinum are Hodgkins and non-Hodgkins lymphomas, germ cell tumors, and neuroblastomas. Thymomas, thymic carcinoid, and thymic carcinomas constitute thymic epithelial neoplasms (TEN). Thymoma is a primary tumor of the thymus epithelial cells and one of the most common neoplasms in the anterosuperior mediastinum, especially in middle-aged or older adults. Thymic epithelial neoplasms are usually seen in the latter decades of life and rarely occur in children. We hereby report a case of 13-year-old girl presenting with thymoma.

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Khetarpal S, Gupta S, Sen J, Sen R, Sethi D. Mediastinal thymoma in children: A cytological diagnosis. Clin Cancer Investig J. 2012;1(4):251-3. https://doi.org/10.4103/2278-0513.106295
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Khetarpal, S., Gupta, S., Sen, J., Sen, R., & Sethi, D. (2012). Mediastinal thymoma in children: A cytological diagnosis. Clinical Cancer Investigation Journal, 1(4), 251-253. https://doi.org/10.4103/2278-0513.106295

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