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ArticleCase reports in surgery2017

Colorectal Cancer Metastasis to the Thymus Gland: Rare Presentation of Colorectal Cancer as Anterior Mediastinal Mass.

H Charles Peters, Xiuli Liu, Atif Iqbal, Lisa A Cunningham, Sanda A Tan

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Article in Case reports in surgery, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors.

H Charles PetersDepartment of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Xiuli LiuDepartment of Pathology, Immunology, and Experimental Pathology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Atif IqbalDepartment of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Lisa A CunninghamDepartment of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Sanda A TanDepartment of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3462-4503

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite improved screening modalities, 15-25% of newly diagnosed colorectal cancers are metastatic at the time of diagnosis. The vast majority of these cases present as hepatic metastasis; however, 22% present with concomitant extrahepatic disease. The thymus gland is an uncommon site of metastasis for any primary malignancy, particularly, colorectal cancer given its vascular and lymphatic drainage. This case report details our experience with a rare case of colorectal cancer metastasis to the thymus gland presenting as a symptomatic mediastinal mass.

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