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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2025

A case report of primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the thymus and review of the literature.

Piao Xu, Han Jiang, Fei Zheng, Qian Song

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Piao XuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 1 Minde Road, Donghu District, 461 Bayi Avenue, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, 330006, China.
Han JiangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 1 Minde Road, Donghu District, 461 Bayi Avenue, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, 330006, China.
Fei ZhengDepartment of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 1 Minde Road, Donghu District, 461 Bayi Avenue, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, 330006, China.
Qian SongDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 1 Minde Road, Donghu District, 461 Bayi Avenue, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, 330006, China.

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Abstract

Thymic mucinous adenocarcinoma is an extremely rare and aggressive malignant tumor of the thymus with a very low 5-year survival rate. Here, we report a case of surgically resected primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the thymus in a patient in his 60s who was admitted to the hospital with chest tightness for 2 weeks. The patient underwent median sternotomy and thymectomy, including resection of the brachiocephalic vein and partial resection of the superior vena cava wall. Histopathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of mucinous adenocarcinoma, staged as pT2aN2M0 (IVB). Immunohistochemical analysis showed negative expression of CK20 and CK7, and preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen levels were within the normal range.

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brachial plexus veinsmucinous adenocarcinomaprimarythoracic tumorsthymic adenocarcinoma

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