Summary
A case of invasive thymoma which was manifest clinically as bronchial obstruction and metastatic liver tumour is presented. Autopsy revealed a unique polypoid endobronchial extension of the neoplasm. This represents a previously unrecognized pattern of secondary bronchial involvement by invasive thymoma.
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Honma, K., Mishina, M. & Watanabe, Y. Polypoid endobronchial extension from invasive thymoma. Vichows Archiv A Pathol Anat 413, 469–474 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00716996
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