thymoma type B3
Also known as well-differentiated thymic carcinoma, atypical thymoma, or epithelial thymoma, this type of thymoma displays morphologic characteristics of a well-differentiated carcinoma. The majority of cases occur in the anterior mediastinum as Masaoka stage II or stage III tumors. It is almost always invasive, it recurs frequently, and metastasizes in approximately 20% of the cases.
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thymoma type B
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atypical thymoma
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epithelial malignant thymoma
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epithelial thymoma
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malignant thymoma type B3
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squamoid thymoma
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thymoma type B3
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well differentiated thymic carcinoma
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well-differentiated thymic carcinoma
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