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ArticlePathologica2025

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thymus: a case report with emphasis on the differential diagnosis.

Angelina Pernazza, Gian Marco Andreoli, Luigi Vittori, Carolina Carillo, Daniele Diso, Paolo Graziano

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Article in Pathologica, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Angelina PernazzaDepartment of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Gian Marco AndreoliDepartment of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Luigi VittoriDepartment of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Carolina CarilloDepartment of General and Specialist Surgery "P. Stefanini" Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Daniele DisoDepartment of General and Specialist Surgery "P. Stefanini" Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Paolo GrazianoDepartment of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

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Abstract

Primary thymic mucoepidermoid carcinoma (TMEC) is extremely rare and only a few cases have been reported in the literature. We describe the case of a TMEC in elderly man, with atypical morphological features that could lead potential diagnostic pitfall. Herein, we suggest a practical approach that may help guide pathologists in their differential diagnosis to distinguish TMEC from other thymic mimics.

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Carcinoma, MucoepidermoidThymus NeoplasmsAgedDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansMaleatypical featuresdifferential diagnosismediastinumpitfallthymic mucoepidermoid carcinoma

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