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ReviewJournal of clinical ultrasound : JCU2026

Case Report and Literature Review: Intrathyroid Thymic Carcinoma.

Jia-Yue Sun, Ji Qi, Yi-Lin Hou, Yun-Fei Zhang

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Review in Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU, 2026. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Case Report and Literature Review: Intrathyroid Thymic Carcinoma.Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jia-Yue SunDepartment of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Ji QiDepartment of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Yi-Lin HouDepartment of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Yun-Fei ZhangDepartment of Ultrasound, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9064-3314

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case report details a case of intrathyroid thymic carcinoma (ITTC). ITTC is extremely rare with few reports. Diagnosis is difficult due to a lack of specific features and depends on pathology. A 36-year-old male was diagnosed. His condition and relevant tests are described. The tumor was removed, and he recovered well. This case report also discusses ITTC's characteristics, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis, emphasizing its rarity and the need for a better understanding.

Indexed as

ThymomaThymus NeoplasmsThyroid NeoplasmsAdultDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansMaleThymus GlandThyroid GlandUltrasonographydiagnosisintrathyroid thymic carcinomathyroid cancertreatmentultrasound features

Identifiers

PMID40898842
PMCPMC12866367

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