Invasive Thymoma With Intraorbital Metastases

Thymomas are epithelial neoplasm of thymus and most common primary neoplasm of anterior and superior mediastinum affecting males and females equally. It occurs usually in the fifth to seventh decade. Approximately one-third of thymomas are invasive. Metastases to distant extrathoracic sites such as...

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Published in:Journal of cancer research and therapeutics 2009-01, Vol.5 (1), p.41-42
Main Authors: Nirmala, S, Janaki, M.G, Malavika, K, Rishi, Karthik S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Care and treatment
Case studies
Combined Modality Therapy
Diagnosis
Health aspects
Humans
Intraorbital metastases, invasive thymoma, brain metastases
Male
Metastasis
Middle Aged
Orbital Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Orbital Neoplasms - secondary
Orbital Neoplasms - surgery
Patient outcomes
Radiation therapy
Radiotherapy
Risk factors
Surgery
Thoracic surgery
Thymoma
Thymoma - radiotherapy
Thymoma - secondary
Thymoma - surgery
Thymus Neoplasms - pathology
Thymus Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Thymus Neoplasms - surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Thymomas are epithelial neoplasm of thymus and most common primary neoplasm of anterior and superior mediastinum affecting males and females equally. It occurs usually in the fifth to seventh decade. Approximately one-third of thymomas are invasive. Metastases to distant extrathoracic sites such as the liver, lung, lymph node, kidneys, ovary and brain occur infrequently. This is more common with invasive thymomas. Although brain has been shown to be a site of infrequent metastases, intraorbital metastases has not yet been reported. Here we report one such case of invasive thymoma of anterior superior mediastinum, which later metastasized to orbit as well as the brain.
ISSN:0973-1482
1998-4138
DOI:10.4103/0973-1482.48768