To the Editor,Thymoma is a rare mediastinal tumor originating from thymic epithelial cells.1 The incidence of a paraneoplastic syndrome(PNS)with thymoma is approximately seven times higher than that with thymic carcin...To the Editor,Thymoma is a rare mediastinal tumor originating from thymic epithelial cells.1 The incidence of a paraneoplastic syndrome(PNS)with thymoma is approximately seven times higher than that with thymic carcinoma,with type B2 thymoma being the most common histological pattern.2 Hypercalcemia is the most common PNS in patients with malignant tumors,3 accounting for 30% of all cases.展开更多
文摘To the Editor,Thymoma is a rare mediastinal tumor originating from thymic epithelial cells.1 The incidence of a paraneoplastic syndrome(PNS)with thymoma is approximately seven times higher than that with thymic carcinoma,with type B2 thymoma being the most common histological pattern.2 Hypercalcemia is the most common PNS in patients with malignant tumors,3 accounting for 30% of all cases.
