ArticleInternational journal of clinical and experimental pathology2019
Ectopic thymic carcinoma in parotid gland: a rare case and review of literature.
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- Ectopic cervical thymic squamous cell carcinoma misdiagnosed as thyroid cancer: a case report.Korean journal of clinical oncology · 2022Article
- Intrasalivary Thymic Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review.Head and neck pathology · 2022Review
- Complete remission following icotinib administration in an advanced ectopic thymic carcinoma patient harbouring the EGFR exon 19 deletion.The journal of gene medicine · 2021Article
- Thymic carcinoma metastasize to the small intestine: a case report.BMC gastroenterology · 2020Article
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Abstract
Thymic carcinoma that occurs outside the anterosuperior mediastinum is rare. To date, only five cases of ectopic thymic carcinoma have been reported in the English-language literature. Here, we report a case of 43-year-old Chinese man who suffering from ectopic thymic carcinoma of the parotid gland. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a round soft tissue mass in the parotid gland. After enhancement, it showed the edge of the tumor was rough, with irregular shallow lobes. Histological examination (HE) showed tumor cells were invasive, and partially arranged in a lobulated structure. These characteristics were similar to previous English-language literature reports. Immunohistochemical (IHC) examination showed that tumor cells were positive for CD5, CD117 and p63, which confirms this case is ectopic thymic carcinoma. Postoperatively the patient received combined paclitaxel plus carboplatin chemotherapy. Currently, no evidence of metastasis or recurrence has been found in this patient.
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