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Thymic papillo-tubular adenocarcinoma containing a cyst: report of a case

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We report a case of thymic papillo-tubular adenocarcinoma in a 55-year-old man, who had no symptoms. Sternotomy revealed a tumor in the anterior mediastinum, tightly adhered to the pericardium. It was resected completely. Interestingly, the tumor contained a unilocular cyst filled with mucinous fluid, suggesting that it originated from a pre-existing thymic cyst. Pathological examination of the tumor revealed a primary thymic papillo-tubular adenocarcinoma resembling a tumor of gut origin. Thymic adenocarcinomas, particularly of the tubular subtype, are extremely rare.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-Tsukinowa, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan

    Koji Teramoto, Yo Kawaguchi, Tetsuo Hori, Masayuki Hashimoto, Shoji Kitamura, Makoto Motoishi, Jun Hanaoka & Noriaki Tezuka

  2. Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta-Tsukinowa, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan

    Mitsuaki Ishida & Hidetoshi Okabe

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Teramoto, K., Kawaguchi, Y., Hori, T. et al. Thymic papillo-tubular adenocarcinoma containing a cyst: report of a case. Surg Today 42, 988–991 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-012-0161-5

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