Spontaneous regression of thymic epithelial tumours

被引：11

作者：

Fukui, Takayuki ^{[1
]}

Taniguchi, Tetsuo ^{[1
]}

Kawaguchi, Koji ^{[1
]}

Yokoi, Kohei ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Nagoya Univ, Grad Sch Med, Dept Thorac Surg, Nagoya, Aichi 4668550, Japan

来源：

INTERACTIVE CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY | 2014年 / 18卷 / 03期

基金：

日本学术振兴会;

关键词：

Thymic epithelial tumour; Thymoma; Thymic carcinoma;

D O I：

10.1093/icvts/ivt496

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

We herein report the cases of 3 patients with thymic epithelial tumours, including two thymomas and a carcinoma, where the tumours spontaneously regressed in size. The patients were all female ranging in age from 32 to 43 years. During 1 or 2 months without any treatment, the tumours regressed by 25-59% in size. The pleural effusion observed in 2 patients also disappeared during the same period. Pathological examinations revealed areas of necrosis or cystic changes within the two thymomas. Among the patients with thymic epithelial tumours, the existence of this rare disease entity must be recognized.

引用

页码：399 / 401

页数：3

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