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Thymoma: a case report and review of the literature

Thymomas comprise about 1% of all mediastinal tumours and are rare in children. Typically, these tumours are aggressive, with a poor outcome. The current treatment of invasive thymoma is often multidisciplinary. We report a 16-year-old boy with invasive thymoma who was successfully treated with s...

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Main Authors: Hamidah A,, Poulsaeman V,, Suria AA,, Zarina AL,, Zulfiqar MA,, Jamal R,
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Published: Penerbit UKM 2010
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2080/1/08MS090_4144.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.20802016-12-14T06:30:50Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2080/ Thymoma: a case report and review of the literature Hamidah A, Poulsaeman V, Suria AA, Zarina AL, Zulfiqar MA, Jamal R, Thymomas comprise about 1% of all mediastinal tumours and are rare in children. Typically, these tumours are aggressive, with a poor outcome. The current treatment of invasive thymoma is often multidisciplinary. We report a 16-year-old boy with invasive thymoma who was successfully treated with systemic chemotherapy, surgical resection and irradiation. The patient has been in continuous remission for 6 years without radiographic evidence of tumour recurrence. Penerbit UKM 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2080/1/08MS090_4144.pdf Hamidah A, and Poulsaeman V, and Suria AA, and Zarina AL, and Zulfiqar MA, and Jamal R, (2010) Thymoma: a case report and review of the literature. Medicine & Health, 5 (1). pp. 49-54. ISSN 1823-2140 http://www.ppukm.ukm.my/ukmmcjournal/index.php
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description Thymomas comprise about 1% of all mediastinal tumours and are rare in children. Typically, these tumours are aggressive, with a poor outcome. The current treatment of invasive thymoma is often multidisciplinary. We report a 16-year-old boy with invasive thymoma who was successfully treated with systemic chemotherapy, surgical resection and irradiation. The patient has been in continuous remission for 6 years without radiographic evidence of tumour recurrence.
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author Hamidah A,
Poulsaeman V,
Suria AA,
Zarina AL,
Zulfiqar MA,
Jamal R,
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Poulsaeman V,
Suria AA,
Zarina AL,
Zulfiqar MA,
Jamal R,
Thymoma: a case report and review of the literature
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Poulsaeman V,
Suria AA,
Zarina AL,
Zulfiqar MA,
Jamal R,
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title Thymoma: a case report and review of the literature
title_short Thymoma: a case report and review of the literature
title_full Thymoma: a case report and review of the literature
title_fullStr Thymoma: a case report and review of the literature
title_full_unstemmed Thymoma: a case report and review of the literature
title_sort thymoma: a case report and review of the literature
publisher Penerbit UKM
publishDate 2010
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2080/1/08MS090_4144.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2080/
http://www.ppukm.ukm.my/ukmmcjournal/index.php
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