Biopsy trauma dislodges thymocytes from a thymoma to fill regional lymph node sinusoids.
作者信息
Choi Alexander H, French Samuel W, Van Natta Timothy L
机构信息
Department of Pathology, Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, United States.
Department of Pathology, Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, United States.
出版信息
Exp Mol Pathol. 2014 Aug;97(1):66-8. doi: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2014.05.004. Epub 2014 May 22.
PMID:24858465
Abstract
We present a case of an incisional thymoma biopsy causing dissemination of thymocytes to a regional lymph node. Lymphatic seeding from circulating tumor cells is a distinct mechanism of tumor spread. We review the literature relevant to operative trauma as a cause of tumor cell migration to nearby lymph nodes. Summarized are case reports wherein metastasis of benign tumors has been related to operative trauma.
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