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| ==Histopathology==
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| Thymoma originates from the epithelial cell population in the [[thymus]], and several microscopic subtypes are now recognized.There are three principal histological types of thymoma, depending on the appearance of the cells by microscopy:
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| *Type A if the epithelial cells have an oval or fusiform shape (less lymphocyte count);
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| *Type B if they have an epithelioid shape (Type B has three subtypes: B1 (lymphocyte-rich), B2 (cortical) and B3 (epithelial).);
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| *Type AB if the tumor contains a combination of both cell types.
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| Thymic cortical epithelial cells have abundant cytoplasm, vesicular nucleus with finely divided chromatin and small nucleoli and cytoplasmic filaments contact adjacent cells. Thymic medullary epithelial cells in contrast are spindle shaped with oval dense nucleus and scant cytoplasm thymoma if recapitulates cortical cell features more, is thought to be less benign.
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| Image:T003.png| Histopathological image of [[Thymoma]] type B1. [[Anterior mediastinal mass]] surgically resected. Hematoxylin & eosin stain
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| Image:T004.png| Histopathological image representing a noninvasive [[Thymoma]] type B1, surgically resected. Hematoxylin & eosin
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| Image:T005.png| Histopathological image of [[Thymoma]] type B1. Anterior mediastinal mass surgically resected. Cytokeratin CAM5.2 immunostain
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| Image:T006.png| Micrograph of a [[Thymoma]]. FNA specimen. Field stain
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| Image:T007.png| MEDIASTINUM: LOCALLY INVASIVE, CIRCUMSCRIBED [[THYMOMA]] (MIXED LYMPHOCYTIC AND EPITHELIAL AND MIXED POLYGONAL AND SPINDLE).Its cut surface bulges, and is pale tan and faintly lobulated. It invaded the capsule at a few points but still remained within the thymus
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