Thymic carcinoma

Thymic carcinoma
Thymic carcinoma
	Thymic carcinoma seen on CT.
Specialty	Oncology

Thymic carcinoma is a rare type of thymus gland cancer. It usually spreads, has a high risk of recurrence, and has a poor survival rate. Thymic carcinoma is divided into subtypes, depending on the types of cells in which the cancer began. Also called type C thymoma.^[1]

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^ "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms". National Cancer Institute. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

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[1] "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms". National Cancer Institute. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

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Classification	D ICD-10: C37 ICD-9-CM: 164.0 MeSH: D013945
External resources	Orphanet: 99868

v t Lymphatic disease: organ and vessel diseases
Thymus	Abscess Hyperplasia Hypoplasia DiGeorge syndrome Ectopic thymus Thymoma Thymic carcinoma
Spleen	Asplenia Asplenia with cardiovascular anomalies Accessory spleen Polysplenia Wandering spleen Splenomegaly Banti's syndrome Splenic infarction Splenic tumor
Lymph node	Lymphadenopathy Generalized lymphadenopathy Castleman's disease Intranodal palisaded myofibroblastoma Kikuchi disease Tonsils see Template:Respiratory pathology
Lymphatic vessels	Lymphangitis Lymphangiectasia Lymphedema Primary lymphedema Congenital lymphedema Lymphedema praecox Lymphedema tarda Lymphedema–distichiasis syndrome Milroy's disease Secondary lymphedema Bullous lymphedema Factitial lymphedema Postinflammatory lymphedema Postmastectomy lymphangiosarcoma Waldmann disease