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Metastases to the thymus

Last revised by Ammar Haouimi on 26 Aug 2018

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Citation:

Knipe H, Haouimi A, Skandhan A, Metastases to the thymus. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 08 May 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-51403

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-51403

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/51403

rID:

51403

Article created:

14 Feb 2017, Henry Knipe ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Henry Knipe had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

26 Aug 2018, Ammar Haouimi ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Ammar Haouimi had no recorded disclosures.

View Ammar Haouimi's current disclosures

Revisions:

3 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest, Oncology

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Synonyms:

Metastasis to the thymus
Thymic metastasis
Thymic metastases

Metastases to the thymus are rare, although they are probably under reported due to lack of symptoms.

Pathology

Varied primary tumors have been reported to metastasize to the thymus ^1,2:

Differential diagnosis

mediastinal lymphadenopathy
other anterior mediastinal masses

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