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Appendiceal Metastasis From Thymic Carcinoma: An Unusual Presentation of a Rare Cancer

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Thymomas and thymic carcinomas arise from thymic epithelial cells and have a predilection for intrathoracic spread.1,2 Extrathoracic metastases occur less frequently, are observed more often in patients with thymic carcinoma and tend to involve the liver, lymph nodes, soft tissues and bone.2,3 Patients with thymic epithelial tumors are at increased risk for development of secondary malignancies.4 The distinction between thymic metastases and an extrathymic primary tumor is of clinical relevance because it can influence treatment options.

Source: JTO Clinical and Research Reports

DOI: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2020.100039

Authors: Shannon Swift, Osório Lopes Abath Neto, Mohammad Hadi Bagheri, Alfred Saleh, Patrick J. Loehrer, Arun Rajan