Metastases to the thymus
Dr Henry Knipe ◉ et al.
Metastases to the thymus are rare, although they are probably under reported due to lack of symptoms.
Pathology
Varied primary tumours have been reported to metastasise to the thymus 1,2:
- breast cancer
- lung cancer
- ovarian cancer
- colorectal carcinoma
- gastric cancer
- prostate cancer
- testicular cancer
- thyroid cancer
Differential diagnosis
- mediastinal lymphadenopathy
- other anterior mediastinal masses
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