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==Pathophysiology== | ==Pathophysiology== | ||
===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
*It has been believed that thymic epithelium is derived from both [[ectoderm]]al and [[endoderm]]al stem cells | *It has been believed that thymic epithelium is derived from both [[ectoderm]]al and [[endoderm]]al stem cells. | ||
*Recent evidence indicates that epithelial populations originate from a common progenitor of endodermal origin | *Recent evidence indicates that epithelial populations originate from a common progenitor of endodermal origin. | ||
*Occurrence of more differentiated “committed stem cells” with medullary, cortical or other phenotypes is possible<ref name="Blackburn-2002">{{Cite journal | last1 = Blackburn | first1 = CC. | last2 = Manley | first2 = NR. | last3 = Palmer | first3 = DB. | last4 = Boyd | first4 = RL. | last5 = Anderson | first5 = G. | last6 = Ritter | first6 = MA. | title = One for all and all for one: thymic epithelial stem cells and regeneration. | journal = Trends Immunol | volume = 23 | issue = 8 | pages = 391-5 | month = Aug | year = 2002 | doi = | PMID = 12133801 }}</ref><ref name="Gill-2002">{{Cite journal | last1 = Gill | first1 = J. | last2 = Malin | first2 = M. | last3 = Holländer | first3 = GA. | last4 = Boyd | first4 = R. | title = Generation of a complete thymic microenvironment by MTS24(+) thymic epithelial cells. | journal = Nat Immunol | volume = 3 | issue = 7 | pages = 635-42 | month = Jul | year = 2002 | doi = 10.1038/ni812 | PMID = 12068292 }}</ref> | *Occurrence of more differentiated “committed stem cells” with medullary, cortical or other phenotypes is possible.<ref name="Blackburn-2002">{{Cite journal | last1 = Blackburn | first1 = CC. | last2 = Manley | first2 = NR. | last3 = Palmer | first3 = DB. | last4 = Boyd | first4 = RL. | last5 = Anderson | first5 = G. | last6 = Ritter | first6 = MA. | title = One for all and all for one: thymic epithelial stem cells and regeneration. | journal = Trends Immunol | volume = 23 | issue = 8 | pages = 391-5 | month = Aug | year = 2002 | doi = | PMID = 12133801 }}</ref><ref name="Gill-2002">{{Cite journal | last1 = Gill | first1 = J. | last2 = Malin | first2 = M. | last3 = Holländer | first3 = GA. | last4 = Boyd | first4 = R. | title = Generation of a complete thymic microenvironment by MTS24(+) thymic epithelial cells. | journal = Nat Immunol | volume = 3 | issue = 7 | pages = 635-42 | month = Jul | year = 2002 | doi = 10.1038/ni812 | PMID = 12068292 }}</ref> | ||
===Microscopic Pathology=== | ===Microscopic Pathology=== | ||
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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]
Overview
On gross pathology, a well circumscribed mass, that is locally invasive is a characteristic finding of thymoma. On microscopic histopathological analysis, round cells, with ample vacuolated cytoplasms, and fat droplets are characteristic findings of thymoma.
Pathophysiology
Origin
- It has been believed that thymic epithelium is derived from both ectodermal and endodermal stem cells.
- Recent evidence indicates that epithelial populations originate from a common progenitor of endodermal origin.
- Occurrence of more differentiated “committed stem cells” with medullary, cortical or other phenotypes is possible.[1][2]
Microscopic Pathology
On microscopic histopathological analysis, round cells, with ample vacuolated cytoplasms, and fat droplets are characteristic findings of thymoma.
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Gross Pathology
On gross pathology, well circumscribed mass, that is locally invasive is a characteristic finding of thymoma.
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Genetic Features
Genetic alterations reported for the different WHO histological thymoma subtypes[3]
| WHO Type | Chromosomal Gains | Chromosomal Losses |
| Type A | none | -6p |
| Type AB | none | -5q21-22,-6q,-12p,-16q |
| Type B3 | +1q | -6,-13q |
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Associated Disorders
30% of patients have their thymomas discovered, because they have an associated autoimmune disorder. These disorders include:[4]
| Type | Diseases |
| Neuromuscular Diseases | Myasthenia gravis, neuromyotonia, rippling muscle disease, polymyositis/dermatomyositis, encephalitis (limbic, cortical and brain stem), intestinal pseudoobstruction |
| Haematologic Autoimmune Diseases | Anemia: pure red cell aplasia, pernicious anemia, hemolytic anemia, aplastic anemia. Other isolated cytopenis: eosinophils,basophils, neutrophils, Immunodeficiencies: hypogammaglobulinaemia +/- T-cell deficiencies (Good syndrome) |
| Dermatologic Diseases | Pemphigus (foliaceus or paraneoplastic), lichen planus, alopecia areata |
| Endocrine Disorders | Addison disease, graves disease, Cushing's disease |
| Renal and Hepatic Diseases | Glomerulonephritis, autoimmune hepatitis |
| Systemic Autoimmune Diseases | SLE, Sjögren's syndrome, systemic sclerosis, graft-versus-host disease |
References
- ↑ Blackburn, CC.; Manley, NR.; Palmer, DB.; Boyd, RL.; Anderson, G.; Ritter, MA. (2002). "One for all and all for one: thymic epithelial stem cells and regeneration". Trends Immunol. 23 (8): 391–5. PMID 12133801. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Gill, J.; Malin, M.; Holländer, GA.; Boyd, R. (2002). "Generation of a complete thymic microenvironment by MTS24(+) thymic epithelial cells". Nat Immunol. 3 (7): 635–42. doi:10.1038/ni812. PMID 12068292. Unknown parameter
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