Thymic carcinoma risk factors

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Alejandro Lemor, M.D. [2]Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [3]

Overview

There are no established risk factors for thymic carcinoma.

Risk Factors

• Most available evidence regarding risk factors for thymic carcinoma derives from descriptive epidemiologic studies of thymoma and associated malignancies.
• Unfortunately, no available data concerning the role of occupation, environmental exposures, or diet and nutrition.