ReviewAnnals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia2017
Clinicopathological Features of Thymoma with Ring Calcification: Case Reports.
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- A rare case of thymoma with entire-tumor calcification.Journal of surgical case reports · 2021Article
- A three-gene novel predictor for improving the prognosis of cervical cancer.Oncology letters · 2019Article
- Hatched "egg" of thymoma with sarcoidosis.World journal of surgical oncology · 2019Article
- A rare appearance in type 2 thymoma: Ossification.Turk gogus kalp damar cerrahisi dergisi · 2019Article
- A novel prognostic signature of seven genes for the prediction in patients with thymoma.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2019Article
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Abstract
Thymomas with ring calcifications are very rare and quaint style. Herein, we presented our three cases of thymomas with ring calcifications and reviewed totally 10 cases including 7 cases of previous English literatures. The median age was 53 years. Myasthenia gravis was a complication in 40%. The median maximal diameter was 50 mm. They were diagnosed as pathological type B or had type B component. Based on World Health Organization (WHO) classification, 20%, 60%, and 20% cases were stage I, stage II, and stage III, respectively. Seven ring calcifications were within tumors (inner type) and two cases were outside tumors (outer type). The other had a thymoma arising in the calcic wall of a calcified thymic cyst (miscellaneous type). Four other anterior mediastinal tumors with ring calcification had been reported. We need pathological examinations for a definitive diagnosis. Surgeons should plan surgery because of the possibility of invasive thymomas, or other malignant tumors.
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