Introduction: Thymic carcinoma is a rare and aggressive thymic neoplasm. The European
Society of Thoracic Surgeons developed a retrospective database collecting patients …

From 1972 to 1990, we treated eight cases of thymic carcinoma (6 squamous cell and 2
small cell carcinomas). According to the classification by Masaoka et al., they consisted of …

Thymic carcinoma is a rare neoplasm with extremely poor prognosis. To evaluate the
outcome of treatment in thymic carcinoma, we reviewed a 10-year (1982 to 1992) …

Objectives: Thymic carcinoma is a rare neoplasm more invasive and with a poorer prognosis
than ordinary thymoma. Complete curative resection is sometimes not possible, but good …

The clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical features of 65 primary thymic carcinomas
are reported (43 men and 22 women; 19–81 years old). Thymectomy was performed in all …

Background: Primary thymic carcinomas are rare tumours with nonuniform management
protocols and poor prognosis due to delayed diagnosis and highly malignant behaviour …

Background Thymic carcinomas are rare cancers with limited data regarding outcomes,
particularly for those patients with advanced disease. Methods We identified patients with …

Background Thymic carcinoma is a type of rare and highly malignant tumor that originates
from the thymic epithelium. Treatment and prognosis of thymic carcinoma remain …

Objective: Prognosis of primary thymic carcinomas is poor due to advanced stage
progression at diagnosis and highly malignant behavior. We retrospectively evaluated …

Thymic carcinoma is a rare tumor that has traditionally posed a significant challenge for
diagnosis to clinicians and histopathologists. No reliable histopathologic features have yet …