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Thymoliposarcoma

MedGen UID:
459089
•Concept ID:
C2986863
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A liposarcoma that arises from the thymus gland. It is characterized by the presence of a liposarcomatous malignant infiltrate that entraps lobules of thymic tissue. [from NCI]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVThymoliposarcoma

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Diagnosis

Giant thymoliposarcoma presented like thymolipoma.
Sivaraman A, Jaikaran GK, Suresh RV, Sashank RK
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2011 May;39(5):e146-7. Epub 2011 Feb 23 doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.01.028. PMID: 21345689
Thymoliposarcoma.
Sung MT, Ko SF, Hsieh MJ, Chen YJ, Chen WJ, Huang HY
Ann Thorac Surg 2003 Dec;76(6):2082-5. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(03)01050-6. PMID: 14667651

Prognosis

Liposarcoma of the anterior mediastinum and thymus. A clinicopathologic study of 28 cases.
Klimstra DS, Moran CA, Perino G, Koss MN, Rosai J
Am J Surg Pathol 1995 Jul;19(7):782-91. doi: 10.1097/00000478-199507000-00006. PMID: 7793476

Clinical prediction guides

Liposarcoma of the anterior mediastinum and thymus. A clinicopathologic study of 28 cases.
Klimstra DS, Moran CA, Perino G, Koss MN, Rosai J
Am J Surg Pathol 1995 Jul;19(7):782-91. doi: 10.1097/00000478-199507000-00006. PMID: 7793476

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