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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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A third of all people with a thymoma have symptoms due to compression of the surrounding organs by an expansive mass. This may take the form of [[vena cava superior syndrome]] (compression of the [[vena cava superior|upper caval vein]]), [[dysphagia]] (difficulty swallowing), [[cough]] or [[chest pain]].<ref name="pmid10561285">{{cite journal |author=Thomas CR, Wright CD, Loehrer PJ |title=Thymoma: state of the art |journal=[[Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology]] |volume=17 |issue=7 |pages=2280–9 |year=1999 |month=July |pmid=10561285 |doi= |url=http://www.jco.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=10561285 |accessdate=2012-01-18}}</ref> | A third of all people with a thymoma have symptoms due to compression of the surrounding organs by an expansive mass. This may take the form of [[vena cava superior syndrome]] (compression of the [[vena cava superior|upper caval vein]]), [[dysphagia]] (difficulty swallowing), [[cough]] or [[chest pain]].<ref name="pmid10561285">{{cite journal |author=Thomas CR, Wright CD, Loehrer PJ |title=Thymoma: state of the art |journal=[[Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology]] |volume=17 |issue=7 |pages=2280–9 |year=1999 |month=July |pmid=10561285 |doi= |url=http://www.jco.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=10561285 |accessdate=2012-01-18}}</ref> | ||
A third have a thymoma detected because they have an associated [[autoimmune disorder]]. | A third have a thymoma detected because they have an associated [[autoimmune disorder]]. | ||
A third to half of all people with a thymoma have no symptoms at all, and the mass is identified on a [[chest X-ray]] performed for an unrelated problem.<ref name="pmid10561285">{{cite journal |author=Thomas CR, Wright CD, Loehrer PJ |title=Thymoma: state of the art |journal=[[Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology]] |volume=17 |issue=7 |pages=2280–9 |year=1999 |month=July |pmid=10561285 |doi= |url=http://www.jco.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=10561285 |accessdate=2012-01-18}}</ref> | A third to half of all people with a thymoma have no symptoms at all, and the mass is identified on a [[chest X-ray]] performed for an unrelated problem.<ref name="pmid10561285">{{cite journal |author=Thomas CR, Wright CD, Loehrer PJ |title=Thymoma: state of the art |journal=[[Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology]] |volume=17 |issue=7 |pages=2280–9 |year=1999 |month=July |pmid=10561285 |doi= |url=http://www.jco.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=10561285 |accessdate=2012-01-18}}</ref> | ||
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Overview
History
Symptoms
A third of all people with a thymoma have symptoms due to compression of the surrounding organs by an expansive mass. This may take the form of vena cava superior syndrome (compression of the upper caval vein), dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), cough or chest pain.[1]
A third have a thymoma detected because they have an associated autoimmune disorder.
A third to half of all people with a thymoma have no symptoms at all, and the mass is identified on a chest X-ray performed for an unrelated problem.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thomas CR, Wright CD, Loehrer PJ (1999). "Thymoma: state of the art". Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. 17 (7): 2280–9. PMID 10561285. Retrieved 2012-01-18. Unknown parameter
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