Moura de Azevedo Sofia, Baptista Patrícia, Pichel Rita C, Dias Rita R, Bertão Manuela
Internal Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, PRT.
Oncology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Santo António, Porto, PRT.
Cureus. 2023 Jun 25;15(6):e40956. doi: 10.7759/cureus.40956. eCollection 2023 Jun.
Thymomas and thymic carcinomas are rare mediastinal neoplasms arising from thymic epithelial cells, and the presence of synchronous or metachronous primary thymic neoplasms in a single patient is an extremely rare event. Thymoma patients appear to have an inherent predisposition toward developing additional neoplasms. This additionally presents a diagnostic challenge, revealing the importance of multidisciplinary expertise to the management of these patients. This is a case report of a patient with a thymoma and thymic carcinoma, submitted to surgical resection and postoperative radiotherapy.
胸腺瘤和胸腺癌是起源于胸腺上皮细胞的罕见纵隔肿瘤,同一患者出现同步或异时性原发性胸腺肿瘤是极为罕见的事件。胸腺瘤患者似乎具有发生其他肿瘤的内在倾向。这也带来了诊断挑战,凸显了多学科专业知识对这些患者管理的重要性。本文报告了一例患有胸腺瘤和胸腺癌的患者,接受了手术切除和术后放疗。