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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amr Marawan, M.D. [2] Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [3] Nouman M.K, M.D.[4]
Overview
Thymoma must be differentiated from other diseases such as thymic carcinoma, mediastinal germ cell tumor,thymic masses,lymphoma and substernal thyroid.
Differential Diagnosis
Thymoma must be differentiated from other diseases as:
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Mediastinal Germ Cell Tumor | Anterior | Non-adhesive |
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Lymphoma | Anterior,middle | Non-adhesive |
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Thymoma Vs Thymic Carcinoma:
- The following table shows the important differences between thymomas and thymic carcinomas:
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Other differentials
Thymoma must be differentiated from other similar conditions which lead to multiple endocrine disorders such as autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome, POEMS syndrome, Hirata syndrome, Kearns–Sayre syndrome and Wolfram syndromes.
Disease | Addison's disease | Type 1 diabetes mellitus | Hypothyroidism | Other disorders present |
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APS type 1 | + | Less common | Less common | Hypoparathyroidism Candidiasis Hypogonadism |
APS type 2 | + | + | + | Hypogonadism Malabsorption |
APS type 3 | - | + | + | Malabsorption |
Thymoma | + | - | + | Myasthenia gravis Cushing syndrome |
Chromosomal abnormalities (Turner syndrome, Down's syndrome) |
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Kearns–Sayre syndrome | - | + | - | Myopathy Hypoparathyroidism Hypogonadism |
Wolfram syndrome | - | + | - | Diabetes insipidus Optic atrophy Deafness |
POEMS syndrome | - | + | - | Polyneuropathy Hypogonadism Plasma cell dyscrasias |