A Case of Malignant Thymoma Mimicking Thyroid Carcinoma: A Pitfall in Fine-needle Aspiration
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Accession number;04A0381487
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| Title;A Case of Malignant Thymoma Mimicking Thyroid Carcinoma: A Pitfall in Fine-needle Aspiration |
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MATSUURA B
(Ehime Univ. School Of Medicine, Ehime, Jpn)
TOKUNAGA H
(Ehime Univ. School Of Medicine, Ehime, Jpn)
MIYAKE T
(Ehime Univ. School Of Medicine, Ehime, Jpn)
UTSUNOMIYA S
(Ehime Univ. School Of Medicine, Ehime, Jpn)
MINAMI H
(Ehime Univ. School Of Medicine, Ehime, Jpn)
ONJI M
(Ehime Univ. School Of Medicine, Ehime, Jpn)
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Journal Title;Endocr J
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Journal Code:F0625A
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ISSN:0918-8959
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VOL.51;NO.2;PAGE.237-241(2004)
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| Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.3, TBL.1, REF.21 |
| Pub. Country;Japan |
| Language;English |
| Abstract;A case of malignant thymoma presenting as an anterior neck mass is reported. The tumor extended from the thyroid gland to the superior mediastinum. It did not accumulate Tc-99m pertechnetate, but continued to accumulate Tl-201 at the late phase. A fine-needle aspiration cytology from the tumor showed tight clusters of epithelial cells with crowded ovoid nuclei. The tumor was initially diagnosed as thyroid carcinoma, clinically and cytologically. A thymoma with a dominant epithelial component has to be considered in the differential diagnosis of a suspected papillary carcinoma of the thyroid. (author abst.) |
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