Tubular adenocarcinoma of the thymus: case report and review of the literature

Primary carcinomas of the thymus are rare. A variety of histologic patterns have been reported, and the most common are squamous cell carcinoma, lymphoepithelioma like carcinoma, and basaloid carcinoma. Adenocarcinomas of the thymus are extremely rare. As determined from a literature search, a pure...

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Published inInternational journal of surgical pathology Vol. 14; no. 3; p. 243
Main Authors Sawai, Toyomitsu, Inoue, Yuichi, Doi, Seiji, Ikuta, Yasushi, Kimino, Koji, Nakashima, Masahiro, Soda, Hiroshi, Kohno, Shigeru
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.2006
Subjects
Adenocarcinoma - blood
Adenocarcinoma - pathology
Adenocarcinoma - surgery
Adult
Antigens, Tumor-Associated, Carbohydrate - blood
Biomarkers, Tumor - metabolism
Carcinoembryonic Antigen - blood
Humans
Male
Radiography, Thoracic
Thymus Neoplasms - blood
Thymus Neoplasms - pathology
Thymus Neoplasms - surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Primary carcinomas of the thymus are rare. A variety of histologic patterns have been reported, and the most common are squamous cell carcinoma, lymphoepithelioma like carcinoma, and basaloid carcinoma. Adenocarcinomas of the thymus are extremely rare. As determined from a literature search, a pure tubular adenocarcinoma has never been previously described, and thus, this is first case report of tubular adenocarcinoma of the thymus. A combined resection of the superior vena cava and pericardium was performed. Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells were positive for CD5.
ISSN:1066-8969
DOI:10.1177/1066896906290364