Undifferentiated thymic carcinoma with intracranial metastasis in a two-year-old.
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann
; 26(3): 239-241, 2018 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
Thymic carcinoma with central nervous system involvement is very rare in children. A 27-month-old girl presented with a unilateral squint, vomiting, and behavioral changes. Imaging studies showed a silent anterior mediastinal mass and a large metastatic mass at the base of the skull. Biopsy of the anterior mediastinal mass confirmed an undifferentiated tumor consistent with thymic carcinoma. The child died within 3 months of the onset of symptoms, due to progression of the disease. These lethal tumors of unknown histogeneses and etiology are aggressive in nature, resistant to therapy, and have a rapidly fatal course.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Timoma
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Neoplasias del Timo
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Neoplasias Encefálicas
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Diferenciación Celular
Límite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann
Asunto de la revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
India