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The thymus is an important organ involved in cell-mediated immunological function, and to our knowledge, there has never been a case of thymic metastasis reported. We recently examined a 65-year-old man who presented at our department with a cough and shortness of breath on exertion. He had a history of prostatic carcinoma for which he had undergone an orchiectomy 11 years previously. Investigations disclosed a mediastinal tumor, 14×9 cm in size, and histological examination of the resected tumor confirmed a diagnosis of thymic metastasis from prostatic carcinoma.
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Hayashi, S., Hamanaka, Y., Sueda, T. et al. Thymic metastasis from prostatic carcinoma: Report of a case. Surg Today 23, 632–634 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00311913
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