Autor(es): Moura De Azevedo, Sofia ; Baptista, Patrícia ; Pichel, Rita C ; Dias, Rita R ; Bertão, Manuela
Data: 2023
Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/2963
Origem: Repositório Científico da Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António (ULSSA)
Assunto(s): mediastinal neoplasms; radiotherapy; thoracic surgery; thymic carcinomas; thymomas; tumor boards
Thymomas and thymic carcinomas are rare mediastinal neoplasms arising from thymic epithelial cells, and the presence of synchronous or metachronous primary thymic neoplasms in a single patient is an extremely rare event. Thymoma patients appear to have an inherent predisposition toward developing additional neoplasms. This additionally presents a diagnostic challenge, revealing the importance of multidisciplinary expertise to the management of these patients. This is a case report of a patient with a thymoma and thymic carcinoma, submitted to surgical resection and postoperative radiotherapy
