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ArticleJournal of cardiothoracic surgery2023

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the thymus gland.

Mohamed Shatila, Hanan Hemead, Nishanth Murukesh, Philippe Taniere, Caroline Russell, Ashvini Menon, Akshay J Patel

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Article in Journal of cardiothoracic surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Mohamed Shatila *Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK.
Hanan Hemead *Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK.
Nishanth MurukeshDepartment of Medical Oncology, Worcestershire Royal Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester, UK.
Philippe TaniereDepartment of Cellular Histopathology, University Hospitals Birmingham, NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK.
Caroline RussellDepartment of Cellular Histopathology, University Hospitals Birmingham, NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK.
Ashvini MenonDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK.
Akshay J PatelDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK. ajp.788@gmail.com.
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity of Birmingham · GBWorcestershire Royal Hospital · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThymic carcinomas are rare and aggressive tumours. They constitute a heterogeneous group of tumours with various histological patterns and subtypes resembling epithelial tumours arising from other organs. CASE PRESENTATION: We hereby represent a case of primary thymic carcinoma with adenoid cystic carcinoma-like features (TCACC) which is an extremely rare variant of thymic adenocarcinoma. To date and to the best of our knowledge, there are nine reported cases in literature and ours is the tenth. Our case was treated surgically but the implementation of adjuvant chemoradiotherapy has been reported in few of the published cases.

conclusionsTCACC constitutes a rare entity of thymic adenocarcinoma with limited available literature. The current data is derived from few case reports and case series. The histological overlap of these tumours and primary ACC of salivary glands poses a diagnostic challenge. Radiological investigations, immunohistochemical phenotyping and genetic analysis are crucial in establishing the diagnosis.

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AdenocarcinomaCarcinoma, Adenoid CysticThymomaThymus NeoplasmsHumansThymus GlandAdenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC)Anterior mediastinal massEpithelial tumoursThymic carcinoma with adenoid cystic carcinoma-like features (TCACC)Thymus

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