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Metaplastic Thymoma

Known as: Biphasic Thymoma Mixed Polygonal and Spindle Cell Type, Low Grade Thymic Metaplastic Carcinoma, Thymoma with Pseudosarcomatous Stroma 
A rare type of well circumscribed or encapsulated thymoma with a biphasic architecture, consisting of epithelial cell islands and bundles of spindle… Expand
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2019
2019
Metaplastic thymoma: a distinctive thymic neoplasm characterized by YAP1-MAML2 gene fusions
Metaplastic thymomas are rare biphasic thymic tumors that are characteristically well-circumscribed, confined to the thymus, and… Expand
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2014
2014
Type AB thymoma is not a mixed tumor of type A and type B thymomas, but a distinct type of thymoma
Type AB thymoma is generally regarded to be a mixture of type A and type B thymomas, but has not been studied extensively. In… Expand
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2012
2012
Metaplastic thymoma of the mediastinum. A clinicopathologic, immunohistochemical, and genetic analysis.
Metaplastic thymoma is a rare primary thymic epithelial tumor, and its biologic behavior is uncertain. We report 7 cases of… Expand
2012
2012
Metaplastic Thymoma: Report of 4 Cases
Metaplastic thymoma (MT), accepted in the World Health Organization 2004 scheme, is a circumscribed tumor of the thymus… Expand
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2011
2011
Sarcomatoid Thymic Carcinoma Arising in Metaplastic Thymoma
Metaplastic thymoma is an extremely rare tumor. To date, only 17 cases of metaplastic thymoma have been reported. To the best of… Expand
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2009
2009
Metaplastic Thymoma: Report of an Unusual Thymic Epithelial Neoplasm Arising in The Wall of a Thymic Cyst
In this report, a case of metaplastic thymoma arising in a thymic cyst wall is discussed. The patient was a 61-year-old male… Expand
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2008
2008
Sarcomatoid carcinoma of the thymus arising in metaplastic thymoma
group B had ‘IgG4-related’ isolated RF rather than ‘idiopathic’ RF, but the number of IgG4+ cells in those patients was still… Expand
2006
2006
[Clinicopathologic study of metaplastic thymoma].
OBJECTIVE To study the clinicopathologic characteristics of metaplastic thymoma. METHODS Resection specimens of 3 cases of… Expand
1999
1999
Low-grade metaplastic carcinomas of the thymus: biphasic thymic epithelial tumors with mesenchymal metaplasia--an update.
A group of biphasic low-grade thymic epithelial tumors is presented that we suggest calling low-grade metaplastic carcinoma of… Expand
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1999
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1999
Pathological aspects of malignant and benign thymic disorders.
A WHO committee recently defined criteria for distinguishing between thymic epithelial tumours (TET) and classified them as type… Expand
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