Ectopic micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma in the cervical region: a rare case associated with Langerhans cells proliferation

Micronodular thymoma (MNT) with lymphoid stroma is a rare thymic epithelial neoplasm with the characteristics of multiple nodules separated by abundant lymphoid stroma. MNTs mainly arise in the anterior mediastinum and thymus, while ectopic MNTs are extremely rarely seen. Here, we report an ectopic...

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Autores principales: Yu, Min, Meng, Yuan, Xu, Bin, Zhao, Lin, Zhang, Qingfu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4958359/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27486334
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OTT.S110802
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Meng, Yuan
Xu, Bin
Zhao, Lin
Zhang, Qingfu
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Xu, Bin
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description Micronodular thymoma (MNT) with lymphoid stroma is a rare thymic epithelial neoplasm with the characteristics of multiple nodules separated by abundant lymphoid stroma. MNTs mainly arise in the anterior mediastinum and thymus, while ectopic MNTs are extremely rarely seen. Here, we report an ectopic MNT that occurred in the neck of a 62-year-old woman. There were also scattered eosinophilic granulocytes and S100(+)/CD1a(+) Langerhans cells within the tumor. This case provides a better understanding of such rare, poorly understood cases.
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spelling pubmed-49583592016-08-02 Ectopic micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma in the cervical region: a rare case associated with Langerhans cells proliferation Yu, Min Meng, Yuan Xu, Bin Zhao, Lin Zhang, Qingfu Onco Targets Ther Case Report Micronodular thymoma (MNT) with lymphoid stroma is a rare thymic epithelial neoplasm with the characteristics of multiple nodules separated by abundant lymphoid stroma. MNTs mainly arise in the anterior mediastinum and thymus, while ectopic MNTs are extremely rarely seen. Here, we report an ectopic MNT that occurred in the neck of a 62-year-old woman. There were also scattered eosinophilic granulocytes and S100(+)/CD1a(+) Langerhans cells within the tumor. This case provides a better understanding of such rare, poorly understood cases. Dove Medical Press 2016-07-18 /pmc/articles/PMC4958359/ /pubmed/27486334 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OTT.S110802 Text en © 2016 Yu et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.
spellingShingle Case Report
Yu, Min
Meng, Yuan
Xu, Bin
Zhao, Lin
Zhang, Qingfu
Ectopic micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma in the cervical region: a rare case associated with Langerhans cells proliferation
title Ectopic micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma in the cervical region: a rare case associated with Langerhans cells proliferation
title_full Ectopic micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma in the cervical region: a rare case associated with Langerhans cells proliferation
title_fullStr Ectopic micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma in the cervical region: a rare case associated with Langerhans cells proliferation
title_full_unstemmed Ectopic micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma in the cervical region: a rare case associated with Langerhans cells proliferation
title_short Ectopic micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma in the cervical region: a rare case associated with Langerhans cells proliferation
title_sort ectopic micronodular thymoma with lymphoid stroma in the cervical region: a rare case associated with langerhans cells proliferation
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4958359/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27486334
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OTT.S110802
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