摘要
Thymic carcinoma is a malignancy of the anterior mediastinum with a poor prognosis that is thought to be derived from thymic epithelium and they represent approximately 6% of primary mediastinal tumors. Because of the lack of literature discussing the clinical and pathologic features and treatment of this tumor, thymic carcinoma has been a somewhat controversial disease up to now. Here, we report a female patient suffering from thymic carcinoma involving the sternum. The tumor was resected and the sternum was replaced with a refrigerated homograft.
Thymic carcinoma is a malignancy of the anterior mediastinum with a poor prognosis that is thought to be derived from thymic epithelium and they represent approximately 6% of primary mediastinal tumors. Because of the lack of literature discussing the clinical and pathologic features and treatment of this tumor, thymic carcinoma has been a somewhat controversial disease up to now. Here, we report a female patient suffering from thymic carcinoma involving the sternum. The tumor was resected and the sternum was replaced with a refrigerated homograft.
