Thymoma and thymic carcinoma associated with multilocular thymic cyst: a clinicopathologic analysis of 18 cases

Abstract Background Multilocular thymic cysts (MTCs) associated with thymomas or thymic carcinomas (TCs) are rare and may be misdiagnosed as other benign cystic lesions. Methods We retrospectively analysed 18 cases of thymomas or TCs associated with MTCs, which were retrieved from 309 consecutive pa...

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Main Authors: Xuxia Shen, Yan Jin, Lei Shen, Yihua Sun, Haiquan Chen, Yuan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13000-018-0719-7